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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 82 · 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. 1.750 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.320 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.360 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.508 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.540 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.570 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.165 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.105 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.625 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.475 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.190 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.575 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.210 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.405 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.275 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.740 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.580 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.380 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.520 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.160 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.225 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.520 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.320 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.148 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.750 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.358 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.488 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.560 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.300 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.616 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.536 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 840
  2. 368
  3. 324
  4. 889
  5. 378
  6. 399
  7. 99
  8. 63
  9. 375
  10. 570
  11. 92
  12. 630
  13. 304
  14. 529
  15. 168
  16. 486
  17. 385
  18. 336
  19. 483
  20. 703
  21. 377
  22. 361
  23. 208
  24. 64
  25. 693
  26. 198
  27. 345
  28. 546
  29. 336
  30. 111
  31. 506
  32. 840
  33. 483
  34. 179
  35. 260
  36. 366
  37. 588
  38. 75
  39. 1078
  40. 804

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