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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 483 · 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. 1.75 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.436 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.248 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.320 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.685 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.156 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.315 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.790 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.336 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.335 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.352 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.664 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.440 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.48 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.210 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.370 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.130 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.116 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.180 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.244 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.98 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.50 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.768 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.650 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.360 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.120 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.760 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.90 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.100 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.120 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.350 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.780 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 66
  2. 654
  3. 372
  4. 512
  5. 274
  6. 273
  7. 378
  8. 711
  9. 588
  10. 402
  11. 891
  12. 528
  13. 1162
  14. 418
  15. 60
  16. 570
  17. 140
  18. 189
  19. 481
  20. 143
  21. 203
  22. 189
  23. 504
  24. 366
  25. 49
  26. 60
  27. 192
  28. 585
  29. 396
  30. 639
  31. 126
  32. 874
  33. 162
  34. 99
  35. 65
  36. 115
  37. 266
  38. 102
  39. 322
  40. 1053

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