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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 303 · 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 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.244 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.395 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.300 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.764 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.708 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.425 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.285 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.560 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.520 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.320 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.40 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.785 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.500 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.240 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.715 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.320 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.322 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.760 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.780 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.388 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.540 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.715 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.286 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.560 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.630 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.460 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.568 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 364
  2. 61
  3. 474
  4. 450
  5. 955
  6. 177
  7. 154
  8. 340
  9. 399
  10. 420
  11. 598
  12. 336
  13. 460
  14. 64
  15. 1256
  16. 612
  17. 550
  18. 36
  19. 276
  20. 162
  21. 92
  22. 572
  23. 46
  24. 160
  25. 483
  26. 722
  27. 110
  28. 663
  29. 667
  30. 291
  31. 594
  32. 429
  33. 429
  34. 336
  35. 476
  36. 756
  37. 391
  38. 864
  39. 756
  40. 142

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