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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 459 · 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. 1.150 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.256 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.725 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.560 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.330 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.45 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.640 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.400 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.748 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.350 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.396 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.775 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.510 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.340 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.220 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.605 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.145 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.690 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.796 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.630 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.510 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.215 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.444 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.620 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.170 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.345 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 132
  2. 748
  3. 114
  4. 320
  5. 783
  6. 897
  7. 396
  8. 814
  9. 980
  10. 495
  11. 714
  12. 54
  13. 600
  14. 864
  15. 352
  16. 1122
  17. 920
  18. 280
  19. 672
  20. 594
  21. 868
  22. 561
  23. 136
  24. 132
  25. 170
  26. 420
  27. 264
  28. 847
  29. 828
  30. 203
  31. 759
  32. 1194
  33. 441
  34. 357
  35. 301
  36. 333
  37. 372
  38. 480
  39. 221
  40. 207

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