Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet
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
- 1.500 decreased by 5% =
- 2.200 decreased by 8% =
- 3.100 decreased by 25% =
- 4.396 decreased by 50% =
- 5.620 decreased by 75% =
- 6.620 increased by 35% =
- 7.160 increased by 15% =
- 8.524 increased by 25% =
- 9.230 increased by 30% =
- 10.400 increased by 35% =
- 11.675 increased by 12% =
- 12.600 increased by 30% =
- 13.520 increased by 30% =
- 14.520 decreased by 25% =
- 15.100 increased by 15% =
- 16.775 decreased by 8% =
- 17.95 decreased by 20% =
- 18.580 decreased by 10% =
- 19.360 increased by 15% =
- 20.375 decreased by 8% =
- 21.420 increased by 50% =
- 22.640 decreased by 5% =
- 23.660 increased by 35% =
- 24.200 decreased by 12% =
- 25.538 increased by 50% =
- 26.600 increased by 5% =
- 27.720 decreased by 20% =
- 28.226 decreased by 50% =
- 29.336 decreased by 25% =
- 30.400 increased by 30% =
- 31.800 increased by 30% =
- 32.680 increased by 15% =
- 33.190 increased by 30% =
- 34.600 increased by 12% =
- 35.640 increased by 10% =
- 36.340 increased by 20% =
- 37.240 increased by 20% =
- 38.255 increased by 40% =
- 39.680 increased by 35% =
- 40.500 decreased by 10% =
Answer key
- 475
- 184
- 75
- 198
- 155
- 837
- 184
- 655
- 299
- 540
- 756
- 780
- 676
- 390
- 115
- 713
- 76
- 522
- 414
- 345
- 630
- 608
- 891
- 176
- 807
- 630
- 576
- 113
- 252
- 520
- 1040
- 782
- 247
- 672
- 704
- 408
- 288
- 357
- 918
- 450
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