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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 234 · 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. 1.160 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.720 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.300 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.800 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.370 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.75 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.235 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.700 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.360 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.725 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.684 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.150 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.650 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.776 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.738 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.280 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.175 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.300 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.80 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.172 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.174 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.140 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.475 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.800 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.560 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.210 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 336
  3. 468
  4. 255
  5. 864
  6. 540
  7. 920
  8. 240
  9. 555
  10. 66
  11. 94
  12. 770
  13. 432
  14. 51
  15. 783
  16. 171
  17. 162
  18. 224
  19. 756
  20. 572
  21. 1164
  22. 72
  23. 369
  24. 420
  25. 238
  26. 196
  27. 529
  28. 276
  29. 108
  30. 129
  31. 87
  32. 126
  33. 528
  34. 95
  35. 437
  36. 1080
  37. 209
  38. 32
  39. 644
  40. 273

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