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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 918 · 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. 1.580 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.400 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.572 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.660 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.85 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.775 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.760 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.80 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.70 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.140 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.775 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.496 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.250 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.80 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.652 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.675 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.672 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.445 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.750 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.600 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.50 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.610 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.452 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.315 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.590 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.85 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.80 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.180 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.296 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.340 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.500 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.800 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.430 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.385 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.708 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 870
  2. 336
  3. 540
  4. 715
  5. 429
  6. 136
  7. 930
  8. 494
  9. 92
  10. 98
  11. 154
  12. 868
  13. 124
  14. 275
  15. 320
  16. 112
  17. 163
  18. 220
  19. 729
  20. 840
  21. 534
  22. 810
  23. 528
  24. 462
  25. 55
  26. 366
  27. 339
  28. 441
  29. 649
  30. 34
  31. 84
  32. 243
  33. 222
  34. 221
  35. 650
  36. 324
  37. 920
  38. 387
  39. 462
  40. 177

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