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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 139 · 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. 1.75 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.470 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.160 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.560 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.85 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.240 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.232 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.220 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.230 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.150 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.180 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.740 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.80 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.508 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.600 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.275 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.75 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.560 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.532 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.625 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.760 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.480 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.440 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.590 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.375 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.320 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.630 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.120 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.640 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.432 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.610 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.560 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.590 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.385 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 66
  2. 475
  3. 423
  4. 184
  5. 364
  6. 51
  7. 156
  8. 348
  9. 253
  10. 138
  11. 132
  12. 1152
  13. 234
  14. 777
  15. 92
  16. 762
  17. 510
  18. 308
  19. 84
  20. 476
  21. 350
  22. 665
  23. 248
  24. 1000
  25. 798
  26. 504
  27. 528
  28. 472
  29. 330
  30. 352
  31. 882
  32. 102
  33. 138
  34. 544
  35. 572
  36. 540
  37. 427
  38. 756
  39. 413
  40. 154

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