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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 673 · 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. 1.210 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.435 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.180 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.280 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.580 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.704 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.228 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.60 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.220 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.360 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.40 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.272 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.695 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.100 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.230 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.480 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.220 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.792 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.75 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.354 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.150 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.90 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.130 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.632 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.290 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.532 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.660 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.560 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.320 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.650 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.765 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.472 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 336
  2. 522
  3. 162
  4. 378
  5. 522
  6. 176
  7. 171
  8. 63
  9. 231
  10. 414
  11. 38
  12. 204
  13. 255
  14. 184
  15. 834
  16. 704
  17. 50
  18. 253
  19. 432
  20. 297
  21. 594
  22. 66
  23. 414
  24. 420
  25. 531
  26. 168
  27. 99
  28. 117
  29. 1106
  30. 377
  31. 170
  32. 665
  33. 429
  34. 646
  35. 224
  36. 432
  37. 780
  38. 1224
  39. 118
  40. 375

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