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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 715 · 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. 1.760 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.430 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.200 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.275 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.570 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.450 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.300 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.635 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.250 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.260 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.125 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.580 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.700 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.352 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.336 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.122 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.510 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.650 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.484 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.155 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.50 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.396 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.312 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.460 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.300 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.540 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.170 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.610 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.470 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.116 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.535 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 1330
  2. 270
  3. 462
  4. 172
  5. 184
  6. 330
  7. 184
  8. 399
  9. 57
  10. 338
  11. 495
  12. 285
  13. 1016
  14. 280
  15. 312
  16. 100
  17. 667
  18. 805
  19. 264
  20. 300
  21. 504
  22. 183
  23. 561
  24. 715
  25. 121
  26. 186
  27. 690
  28. 75
  29. 231
  30. 693
  31. 234
  32. 506
  33. 264
  34. 925
  35. 594
  36. 238
  37. 793
  38. 423
  39. 29
  40. 749

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