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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 141 · 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. 1.175 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.110 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.225 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.492 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.375 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.300 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.535 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.440 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.465 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.392 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.168 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.280 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.530 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.680 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.635 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.140 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.220 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.485 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.650 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.180 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.580 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.412 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.405 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.508 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.520 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.628 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.410 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.684 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.710 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.740 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.160 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.125 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.610 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.260 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.400 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.200 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 154
  2. 99
  3. 243
  4. 246
  5. 420
  6. 330
  7. 749
  8. 936
  9. 506
  10. 186
  11. 490
  12. 252
  13. 140
  14. 424
  15. 756
  16. 714
  17. 508
  18. 98
  19. 253
  20. 776
  21. 728
  22. 126
  23. 928
  24. 721
  25. 162
  26. 762
  27. 420
  28. 598
  29. 314
  30. 369
  31. 513
  32. 284
  33. 481
  34. 184
  35. 135
  36. 671
  37. 338
  38. 460
  39. 216
  40. 440

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