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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 976 · 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. 1.260 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.340 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.700 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.235 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.320 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.560 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.730 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.248 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.580 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.200 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.654 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.625 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.510 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.340 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.660 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.260 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.190 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.480 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.285 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.796 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.230 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.430 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.785 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.132 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.340 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.208 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.760 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.420 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.340 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.625 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.185 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.130 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.715 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.680 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.600 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.370 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 459
  3. 616
  4. 141
  5. 432
  6. 756
  7. 949
  8. 310
  9. 609
  10. 475
  11. 630
  12. 184
  13. 327
  14. 550
  15. 714
  16. 357
  17. 759
  18. 299
  19. 304
  20. 624
  21. 342
  22. 199
  23. 299
  24. 344
  25. 628
  26. 33
  27. 289
  28. 104
  29. 646
  30. 378
  31. 306
  32. 575
  33. 322
  34. 148
  35. 143
  36. 483
  37. 858
  38. 782
  39. 390
  40. 481

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