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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 8 · 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. 1.755 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.45 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.148 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.40 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.460 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.145 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.360 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.660 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.750 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.268 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.445 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.440 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.500 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.800 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.90 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.700 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.550 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.380 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.490 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.176 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.240 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.520 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.365 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.625 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.220 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.106 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.360 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.660 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.85 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.320 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.100 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 906
  2. 256
  3. 396
  4. 130
  5. 63
  6. 111
  7. 34
  8. 42
  9. 598
  10. 174
  11. 342
  12. 68
  13. 891
  14. 660
  15. 483
  16. 469
  17. 228
  18. 534
  19. 484
  20. 440
  21. 85
  22. 760
  23. 117
  24. 945
  25. 660
  26. 570
  27. 441
  28. 230
  29. 308
  30. 144
  31. 546
  32. 511
  33. 375
  34. 209
  35. 159
  36. 90
  37. 627
  38. 68
  39. 432
  40. 105

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