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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 708 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.108 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.350 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.50 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.50 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.240 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.272 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.125 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.150 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.50 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.360 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.380 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.772 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.785 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.100 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.260 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.102 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.800 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.325 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.355 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.775 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.628 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.205 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.640 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.580 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.130 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.740 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.600 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.580 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.120 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.570 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.340 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.470 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.618 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 476
  2. 189
  3. 420
  4. 46
  5. 65
  6. 384
  7. 68
  8. 135
  9. 210
  10. 54
  11. 306
  12. 437
  13. 579
  14. 942
  15. 285
  16. 90
  17. 182
  18. 51
  19. 840
  20. 520
  21. 213
  22. 837
  23. 1099
  24. 164
  25. 494
  26. 44
  27. 448
  28. 667
  29. 91
  30. 666
  31. 630
  32. 783
  33. 999
  34. 108
  35. 228
  36. 442
  37. 240
  38. 517
  39. 309
  40. 459

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