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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 943 · 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. 1.455 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.400 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.800 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.100 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.730 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.402 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.540 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.375 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.570 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.180 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.356 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.456 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.312 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.88 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.535 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.700 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.360 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.440 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.640 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.730 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.460 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.280 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.745 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.648 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.720 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.730 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.50 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.250 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.75 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.780 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.550 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 340
  3. 736
  4. 40
  5. 208
  6. 511
  7. 92
  8. 201
  9. 459
  10. 405
  11. 627
  12. 880
  13. 500
  14. 171
  15. 267
  16. 342
  17. 390
  18. 44
  19. 42
  20. 856
  21. 770
  22. 486
  23. 418
  24. 736
  25. 657
  26. 529
  27. 345
  28. 147
  29. 1040
  30. 238
  31. 1192
  32. 324
  33. 972
  34. 803
  35. 46
  36. 220
  37. 69
  38. 1053
  39. 440
  40. 520

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