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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 883 · 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. 1.660 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.612 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.730 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.296 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.245 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.415 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.624 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.520 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.415 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.700 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.580 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.720 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.590 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.730 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.85 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.500 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.800 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.240 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.225 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.325 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.768 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.110 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.90 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.650 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.70 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.625 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.308 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.155 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.44 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.170 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.775 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.260 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.800 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.728 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.788 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.210 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.752 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.410 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 561
  2. 459
  3. 292
  4. 222
  5. 196
  6. 332
  7. 156
  8. 442
  9. 88
  10. 166
  11. 784
  12. 783
  13. 792
  14. 649
  15. 292
  16. 102
  17. 375
  18. 920
  19. 276
  20. 252
  21. 299
  22. 1344
  23. 66
  24. 99
  25. 455
  26. 77
  27. 575
  28. 385
  29. 248
  30. 77
  31. 272
  32. 868
  33. 169
  34. 1080
  35. 1092
  36. 985
  37. 168
  38. 376
  39. 391
  40. 533

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