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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 318 · 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. 1.725 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.52 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.800 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.540 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.160 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.40 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.250 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.660 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.120 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.436 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.548 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.270 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.768 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.500 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.450 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.575 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.160 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.422 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.750 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.264 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.120 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.304 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.60 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.384 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.180 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.600 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.96 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.108 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.105 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.420 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.530 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.260 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.345 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.292 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 667
  2. 91
  3. 456
  4. 680
  5. 39
  6. 756
  7. 104
  8. 50
  9. 175
  10. 462
  11. 114
  12. 327
  13. 137
  14. 378
  15. 140
  16. 960
  17. 460
  18. 486
  19. 621
  20. 136
  21. 342
  22. 211
  23. 1050
  24. 198
  25. 102
  26. 532
  27. 264
  28. 57
  29. 288
  30. 171
  31. 540
  32. 120
  33. 81
  34. 126
  35. 399
  36. 848
  37. 364
  38. 693
  39. 552
  40. 511

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