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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 86 · 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. 1.620 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.390 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.796 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.380 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.130 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.76 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.736 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.420 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.240 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.200 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.540 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.100 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.75 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.450 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.630 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.700 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.740 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.795 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.610 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.620 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.520 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.226 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.770 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.210 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.252 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.488 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.215 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 527
  2. 135
  3. 351
  4. 597
  5. 266
  6. 169
  7. 130
  8. 133
  9. 368
  10. 273
  11. 216
  12. 260
  13. 135
  14. 104
  15. 95
  16. 648
  17. 69
  18. 180
  19. 460
  20. 228
  21. 1008
  22. 455
  23. 925
  24. 1113
  25. 366
  26. 806
  27. 57
  28. 851
  29. 624
  30. 113
  31. 616
  32. 176
  33. 168
  34. 440
  35. 126
  36. 366
  37. 90
  38. 258
  39. 578
  40. 552

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