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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 72 · 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. 1.452 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.522 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.755 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.315 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.595 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.240 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.245 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.195 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.320 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.220 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.580 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.620 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.360 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.70 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.675 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.230 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.56 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.150 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.588 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.284 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.740 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.625 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.240 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.220 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.520 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.212 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.425 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.640 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.725 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.150 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.376 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.570 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 791
  2. 783
  3. 302
  4. 126
  5. 714
  6. 324
  7. 162
  8. 147
  9. 234
  10. 368
  11. 176
  12. 493
  13. 713
  14. 324
  15. 486
  16. 77
  17. 594
  18. 138
  19. 70
  20. 138
  21. 184
  22. 147
  23. 336
  24. 213
  25. 1036
  26. 700
  27. 253
  28. 300
  29. 143
  30. 390
  31. 265
  32. 378
  33. 476
  34. 672
  35. 224
  36. 1160
  37. 240
  38. 94
  39. 544
  40. 627

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