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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 980 · 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. 1.450 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.492 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.755 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.665 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.420 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.748 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.140 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.572 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.502 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.580 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.165 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.428 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.104 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.320 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.170 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.360 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.76 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.450 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.225 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.570 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.640 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.595 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.664 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.565 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.625 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.475 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.580 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.622 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.340 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.700 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.600 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.560 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.420 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.715 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 486
  2. 123
  3. 1208
  4. 532
  5. 357
  6. 1309
  7. 182
  8. 68
  9. 858
  10. 251
  11. 638
  12. 264
  13. 535
  14. 920
  15. 130
  16. 432
  17. 221
  18. 630
  19. 306
  20. 95
  21. 504
  22. 525
  23. 243
  24. 399
  25. 704
  26. 238
  27. 480
  28. 996
  29. 452
  30. 952
  31. 250
  32. 532
  33. 609
  34. 933
  35. 357
  36. 490
  37. 672
  38. 448
  39. 168
  40. 429

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