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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 368 · 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. 1.120 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.50 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.280 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.344 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.60 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.105 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.330 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.135 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.720 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.75 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.210 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.740 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.588 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.120 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.675 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.60 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.75 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.225 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.90 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.220 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.415 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.470 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.150 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.480 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.326 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.510 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.220 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.714 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.280 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.460 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 252
  3. 56
  4. 462
  5. 448
  6. 258
  7. 63
  8. 84
  9. 528
  10. 216
  11. 792
  12. 299
  13. 66
  14. 273
  15. 374
  16. 851
  17. 735
  18. 180
  19. 621
  20. 63
  21. 30
  22. 88
  23. 198
  24. 144
  25. 532
  26. 143
  27. 760
  28. 498
  29. 255
  30. 611
  31. 132
  32. 456
  33. 489
  34. 765
  35. 405
  36. 209
  37. 357
  38. 182
  39. 294
  40. 529

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