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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 849 · 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. 1.140 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.720 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.176 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.92 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.280 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.630 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.475 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.648 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.160 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.500 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.720 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.625 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.784 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.525 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.256 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.625 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.254 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.224 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.175 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.205 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.600 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.536 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.70 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.540 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.584 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.510 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.725 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.640 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.495 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.360 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 154
  2. 161
  3. 684
  4. 176
  5. 220
  6. 161
  7. 266
  8. 455
  9. 819
  10. 513
  11. 810
  12. 40
  13. 550
  14. 112
  15. 684
  16. 875
  17. 980
  18. 483
  19. 320
  20. 550
  21. 299
  22. 381
  23. 392
  24. 189
  25. 246
  26. 528
  27. 938
  28. 77
  29. 702
  30. 146
  31. 140
  32. 598
  33. 204
  34. 300
  35. 1015
  36. 352
  37. 672
  38. 570
  39. 297
  40. 90

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