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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 95 · 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. 1.540 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.275 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.532 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.750 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.360 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.425 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.105 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.580 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.594 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.550 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.628 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.380 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.75 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.270 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.765 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.775 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.330 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.235 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.675 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.365 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.624 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.64 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.380 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.600 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.364 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.400 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.532 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.58 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.75 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 594
  2. 242
  3. 931
  4. 825
  5. 342
  6. 255
  7. 63
  8. 783
  9. 891
  10. 330
  11. 644
  12. 108
  13. 616
  14. 276
  15. 1099
  16. 323
  17. 30
  18. 243
  19. 918
  20. 713
  21. 462
  22. 376
  23. 540
  24. 292
  25. 468
  26. 836
  27. 529
  28. 32
  29. 323
  30. 810
  31. 91
  32. 280
  33. 665
  34. 540
  35. 184
  36. 150
  37. 87
  38. 784
  39. 81
  40. 95

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