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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 191 · 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. 1.320 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.40 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.476 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.575 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.250 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.40 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.720 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.45 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.300 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.305 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.80 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.640 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.295 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.760 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.325 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.125 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.464 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.650 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.256 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.760 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.572 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.500 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.650 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.310 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.356 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.590 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.680 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.340 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.710 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.420 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.84 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.475 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.150 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 304
  2. 60
  3. 714
  4. 377
  5. 644
  6. 777
  7. 100
  8. 38
  9. 322
  10. 440
  11. 612
  12. 588
  13. 18
  14. 405
  15. 244
  16. 92
  17. 544
  18. 472
  19. 494
  20. 364
  21. 135
  22. 116
  23. 728
  24. 320
  25. 646
  26. 715
  27. 440
  28. 260
  29. 403
  30. 267
  31. 531
  32. 850
  33. 136
  34. 781
  35. 700
  36. 294
  37. 63
  38. 572
  39. 760
  40. 138

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