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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 307 · 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. 1.425 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.105 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.600 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.790 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.40 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.655 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.375 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.280 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.200 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.250 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.175 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.785 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.405 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.360 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.360 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.135 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.45 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.85 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.740 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.90 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.376 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.538 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.340 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.55 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.675 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.778 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.120 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.250 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.275 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.732 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.275 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.775 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.720 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.84 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.720 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.775 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.250 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 374
  2. 168
  3. 570
  4. 316
  5. 48
  6. 393
  7. 330
  8. 182
  9. 190
  10. 280
  11. 196
  12. 942
  13. 486
  14. 306
  15. 324
  16. 81
  17. 36
  18. 68
  19. 518
  20. 81
  21. 658
  22. 269
  23. 289
  24. 77
  25. 735
  26. 756
  27. 1167
  28. 150
  29. 200
  30. 242
  31. 549
  32. 297
  33. 930
  34. 684
  35. 21
  36. 46
  37. 684
  38. 130
  39. 930
  40. 375

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