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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 820 · 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. 1.550 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.770 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.50 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.216 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.125 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.390 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.525 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.675 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.450 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.80 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.550 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.800 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.388 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.465 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.430 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.196 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.480 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.220 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.132 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.700 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.135 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.440 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.540 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.360 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.370 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.550 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.125 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.325 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.164 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.580 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 484
  2. 693
  3. 54
  4. 494
  5. 270
  6. 115
  7. 156
  8. 588
  9. 66
  10. 345
  11. 729
  12. 504
  13. 52
  14. 715
  15. 840
  16. 840
  17. 291
  18. 552
  19. 558
  20. 258
  21. 343
  22. 408
  23. 209
  24. 231
  25. 595
  26. 170
  27. 875
  28. 108
  29. 594
  30. 729
  31. 306
  32. 444
  33. 594
  34. 962
  35. 135
  36. 702
  37. 540
  38. 364
  39. 41
  40. 609

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