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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 716 · 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. 1.550 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.180 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.555 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.40 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.725 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.45 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.320 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.265 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.230 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.750 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.100 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.716 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.105 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.440 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.800 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.340 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.160 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.644 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.360 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.88 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.572 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.40 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.175 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.640 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.475 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.748 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.640 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.600 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.420 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.104 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.710 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.365 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.450 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.672 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 440
  2. 153
  3. 777
  4. 56
  5. 667
  6. 63
  7. 304
  8. 159
  9. 161
  10. 810
  11. 105
  12. 537
  13. 147
  14. 374
  15. 720
  16. 448
  17. 221
  18. 208
  19. 161
  20. 414
  21. 110
  22. 144
  23. 429
  24. 46
  25. 154
  26. 608
  27. 544
  28. 665
  29. 1122
  30. 704
  31. 228
  32. 240
  33. 525
  34. 378
  35. 130
  36. 639
  37. 146
  38. 504
  39. 504
  40. 806

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