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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 672 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.496 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.175 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.140 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.704 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.685 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.72 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.420 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.524 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.740 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.320 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.80 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.128 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.165 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.640 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.360 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.580 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.464 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.456 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.534 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.505 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.800 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.40 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.100 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.45 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.450 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.310 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.80 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.760 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.800 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.490 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.220 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.710 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.332 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.610 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 744
  2. 189
  3. 112
  4. 176
  5. 822
  6. 54
  7. 630
  8. 595
  9. 917
  10. 666
  11. 288
  12. 221
  13. 108
  14. 32
  15. 264
  16. 736
  17. 420
  18. 414
  19. 522
  20. 232
  21. 741
  22. 228
  23. 801
  24. 707
  25. 840
  26. 266
  27. 34
  28. 125
  29. 72
  30. 504
  31. 217
  32. 76
  33. 494
  34. 560
  35. 441
  36. 187
  37. 325
  38. 852
  39. 83
  40. 915

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