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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 79 · 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. 1.205 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.575 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.350 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.175 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.710 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.50 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.540 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.648 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.200 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.325 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.230 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.508 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.60 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.340 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.700 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.268 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.80 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.590 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.360 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.165 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.270 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.315 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.55 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.500 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.235 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.800 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.724 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.95 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.400 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.225 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 164
  2. 621
  3. 322
  4. 161
  5. 735
  6. 639
  7. 448
  8. 54
  9. 648
  10. 486
  11. 216
  12. 115
  13. 460
  14. 390
  15. 247
  16. 276
  17. 254
  18. 75
  19. 289
  20. 805
  21. 201
  22. 68
  23. 448
  24. 767
  25. 630
  26. 264
  27. 378
  28. 378
  29. 77
  30. 300
  31. 282
  32. 920
  33. 1267
  34. 345
  35. 455
  36. 152
  37. 600
  38. 360
  39. 180
  40. 864

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