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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 153 · 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. 1.325 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.405 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.465 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.430 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.50 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.300 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.70 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.525 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.574 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.435 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.40 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.570 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.186 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.480 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.675 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.330 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.705 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.785 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.136 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.450 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.325 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.740 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.670 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.248 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.180 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.356 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.532 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.572 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 162
  3. 247
  4. 372
  5. 559
  6. 540
  7. 84
  8. 56
  9. 264
  10. 98
  11. 483
  12. 287
  13. 722
  14. 261
  15. 64
  16. 297
  17. 128
  18. 42
  19. 168
  20. 855
  21. 93
  22. 456
  23. 594
  24. 264
  25. 725
  26. 133
  27. 1128
  28. 314
  29. 68
  30. 360
  31. 364
  32. 999
  33. 737
  34. 310
  35. 255
  36. 144
  37. 267
  38. 110
  39. 665
  40. 429

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