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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 765 · 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. 1.175 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.40 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.340 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.156 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.685 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.40 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.650 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.225 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.280 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.575 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.240 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.640 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.425 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.420 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.530 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.460 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.156 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.590 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.695 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.450 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.200 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.125 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.730 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.480 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.384 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.454 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.250 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.728 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.40 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.70 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.350 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.525 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 189
  2. 52
  3. 204
  4. 117
  5. 864
  6. 411
  7. 70
  8. 572
  9. 207
  10. 70
  11. 506
  12. 276
  13. 768
  14. 476
  15. 189
  16. 735
  17. 583
  18. 690
  19. 273
  20. 649
  21. 834
  22. 504
  23. 133
  24. 270
  25. 567
  26. 100
  27. 657
  28. 768
  29. 672
  30. 681
  31. 180
  32. 220
  33. 1274
  34. 34
  35. 336
  36. 63
  37. 325
  38. 455
  39. 210
  40. 180

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