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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 750 · 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. 1.580 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.90 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.530 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.275 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.350 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.230 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.645 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.380 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.310 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.410 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.504 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.60 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.408 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.225 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.395 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.385 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.180 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.210 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.124 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.444 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.702 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.114 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.750 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.478 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.430 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.155 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.340 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.800 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.560 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 377
  2. 144
  3. 212
  4. 308
  5. 385
  6. 368
  7. 162
  8. 258
  9. 437
  10. 217
  11. 287
  12. 112
  13. 378
  14. 69
  15. 510
  16. 252
  17. 553
  18. 616
  19. 153
  20. 273
  21. 391
  22. 31
  23. 54
  24. 111
  25. 1053
  26. 171
  27. 230
  28. 462
  29. 660
  30. 497
  31. 168
  32. 239
  33. 258
  34. 85
  35. 405
  36. 248
  37. 108
  38. 323
  39. 840
  40. 896

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