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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 899 · 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. 1.570 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.470 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.650 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.140 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.215 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.180 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.88 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.625 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.250 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.700 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.60 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.432 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.560 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.280 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.710 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.356 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.484 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.330 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.505 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.630 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.608 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.210 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.70 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.60 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.410 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.40 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.50 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.56 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.410 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.180 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.540 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.710 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.364 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 456
  2. 188
  3. 702
  4. 98
  5. 129
  6. 784
  7. 34
  8. 153
  9. 22
  10. 675
  11. 280
  12. 756
  13. 36
  14. 756
  15. 420
  16. 48
  17. 810
  18. 336
  19. 115
  20. 852
  21. 178
  22. 605
  23. 429
  24. 707
  25. 220
  26. 504
  27. 456
  28. 231
  29. 112
  30. 39
  31. 533
  32. 54
  33. 54
  34. 294
  35. 98
  36. 451
  37. 162
  38. 756
  39. 284
  40. 182

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