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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 836 · 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. 1.190 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.680 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.800 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.600 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.124 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.200 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.620 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.770 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.570 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.325 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.660 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.430 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.440 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.100 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.775 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.250 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.94 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.530 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.380 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.130 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.425 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.692 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.470 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.40 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.518 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.472 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.600 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.420 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.275 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.125 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.212 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.800 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.400 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.620 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.248 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.640 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.60 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 171
  2. 578
  3. 680
  4. 528
  5. 62
  6. 270
  7. 837
  8. 1078
  9. 399
  10. 364
  11. 627
  12. 301
  13. 286
  14. 90
  15. 713
  16. 270
  17. 47
  18. 636
  19. 361
  20. 108
  21. 117
  22. 374
  23. 1211
  24. 611
  25. 28
  26. 264
  27. 777
  28. 590
  29. 690
  30. 378
  31. 297
  32. 200
  33. 265
  34. 440
  35. 1080
  36. 460
  37. 589
  38. 186
  39. 736
  40. 15

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