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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 309 · 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. 1.125 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.75 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.55 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.460 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.525 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.300 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.40 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.110 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.430 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.382 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.350 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.775 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.250 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.784 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.800 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.125 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.712 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.756 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.615 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.650 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.440 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.492 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.545 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.310 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.800 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.290 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.510 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.60 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 110
  2. 81
  3. 33
  4. 72
  5. 736
  6. 462
  7. 140
  8. 336
  9. 46
  10. 66
  11. 516
  12. 68
  13. 573
  14. 297
  15. 322
  16. 682
  17. 270
  18. 196
  19. 920
  20. 115
  21. 1068
  22. 96
  23. 650
  24. 1134
  25. 861
  26. 598
  27. 462
  28. 648
  29. 861
  30. 654
  31. 217
  32. 840
  33. 322
  34. 224
  35. 252
  36. 406
  37. 459
  38. 546
  39. 69
  40. 1330

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