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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 981 · 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. 1.140 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.320 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.195 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.180 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.140 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.120 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.425 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.468 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.700 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.220 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.525 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.800 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.460 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.348 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.130 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.300 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.80 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.190 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.420 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.768 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.780 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.752 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.45 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.275 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.40 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.540 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.150 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.368 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.470 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.200 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.512 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.375 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.744 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.475 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.360 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 210
  2. 512
  3. 78
  4. 171
  5. 119
  6. 30
  7. 459
  8. 234
  9. 805
  10. 209
  11. 420
  12. 480
  13. 299
  14. 174
  15. 91
  16. 285
  17. 252
  18. 96
  19. 152
  20. 378
  21. 270
  22. 192
  23. 741
  24. 564
  25. 63
  26. 110
  27. 34
  28. 567
  29. 165
  30. 128
  31. 276
  32. 423
  33. 230
  34. 896
  35. 875
  36. 420
  37. 186
  38. 798
  39. 665
  40. 432

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