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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 833 · 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. 1.485 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.530 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.220 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.40 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.715 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.476 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.240 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.760 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.640 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.164 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.135 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.340 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.390 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.84 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.215 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.440 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.625 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.575 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.640 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.60 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.178 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.390 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.430 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.716 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.355 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.555 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.325 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.695 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.290 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.460 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.300 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.430 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 388
  2. 742
  3. 132
  4. 46
  5. 286
  6. 714
  7. 204
  8. 660
  9. 936
  10. 874
  11. 432
  12. 544
  13. 123
  14. 216
  15. 306
  16. 322
  17. 945
  18. 273
  19. 21
  20. 172
  21. 572
  22. 700
  23. 69
  24. 810
  25. 621
  26. 672
  27. 63
  28. 89
  29. 546
  30. 344
  31. 358
  32. 213
  33. 294
  34. 777
  35. 286
  36. 278
  37. 348
  38. 483
  39. 255
  40. 473

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