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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 889 · 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. 1.120 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.120 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.560 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.350 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.644 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.260 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.240 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.325 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.225 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.150 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.270 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.220 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.88 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.248 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.250 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.488 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.228 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.760 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.540 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.220 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.716 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.295 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.728 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.50 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.160 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.660 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.370 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.276 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.800 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.635 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.744 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.565 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.390 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.380 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 156
  2. 96
  3. 644
  4. 322
  5. 161
  6. 351
  7. 276
  8. 364
  9. 243
  10. 132
  11. 405
  12. 204
  13. 231
  14. 154
  15. 372
  16. 270
  17. 854
  18. 57
  19. 1026
  20. 459
  21. 286
  22. 1253
  23. 561
  24. 413
  25. 182
  26. 70
  27. 666
  28. 189
  29. 256
  30. 561
  31. 259
  32. 345
  33. 115
  34. 960
  35. 381
  36. 1302
  37. 678
  38. 468
  39. 285
  40. 243

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