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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 753 · 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. 1.650 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.274 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.560 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.380 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.650 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.744 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.275 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.245 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.40 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.345 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.120 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.104 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.740 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.130 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.310 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.270 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.275 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.748 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.325 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.665 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.60 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.280 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.40 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.500 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.120 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.340 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.70 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.500 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.256 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.225 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.250 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.350 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.120 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 455
  2. 304
  3. 411
  4. 448
  5. 532
  6. 455
  7. 650
  8. 930
  9. 242
  10. 102
  11. 147
  12. 42
  13. 138
  14. 126
  15. 130
  16. 444
  17. 460
  18. 169
  19. 341
  20. 351
  21. 297
  22. 115
  23. 1309
  24. 364
  25. 1064
  26. 75
  27. 703
  28. 182
  29. 54
  30. 540
  31. 108
  32. 272
  33. 77
  34. 550
  35. 384
  36. 672
  37. 243
  38. 225
  39. 315
  40. 114

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