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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 819 · 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. 1.260 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.210 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.795 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.215 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.602 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.688 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.595 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.575 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.716 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.125 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.430 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.52 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.194 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.740 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.80 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.770 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.584 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.675 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.750 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.75 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.650 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.115 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.710 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.320 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.144 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.320 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.620 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.700 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.585 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.560 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.610 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.640 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.320 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 234
  2. 168
  3. 477
  4. 258
  5. 903
  6. 1032
  7. 833
  8. 529
  9. 537
  10. 75
  11. 559
  12. 78
  13. 97
  14. 777
  15. 56
  16. 540
  17. 924
  18. 146
  19. 608
  20. 756
  21. 690
  22. 630
  23. 81
  24. 572
  25. 161
  26. 923
  27. 168
  28. 224
  29. 36
  30. 208
  31. 806
  32. 784
  33. 286
  34. 325
  35. 351
  36. 616
  37. 488
  38. 704
  39. 368
  40. 189

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