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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 343 · 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 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.376 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.716 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.80 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.610 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.420 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.370 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.800 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.180 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.332 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.220 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.540 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.104 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.710 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.264 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.725 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.168 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.225 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.665 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.525 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.420 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.300 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.420 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.168 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.525 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.60 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.600 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.460 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.380 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.370 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 135
  2. 282
  3. 895
  4. 88
  5. 210
  6. 488
  7. 52
  8. 273
  9. 444
  10. 736
  11. 171
  12. 184
  13. 483
  14. 415
  15. 308
  16. 513
  17. 26
  18. 221
  19. 207
  20. 994
  21. 612
  22. 132
  23. 812
  24. 322
  25. 84
  26. 243
  27. 931
  28. 210
  29. 567
  30. 315
  31. 252
  32. 252
  33. 567
  34. 70
  35. 45
  36. 570
  37. 115
  38. 304
  39. 333
  40. 330

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