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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 862 · 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 60% =
  2. 2.330 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.510 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.646 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.550 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.480 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.720 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.135 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.530 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.432 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.645 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.360 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.110 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.200 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.155 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.604 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.444 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.524 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.220 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.572 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.425 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.220 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.615 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.336 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.650 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.130 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.310 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.360 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.750 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.325 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.252 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.750 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 82
  2. 264
  3. 612
  4. 323
  5. 484
  6. 408
  7. 1008
  8. 399
  9. 216
  10. 371
  11. 920
  12. 112
  13. 756
  14. 258
  15. 252
  16. 88
  17. 80
  18. 217
  19. 453
  20. 111
  21. 352
  22. 655
  23. 286
  24. 715
  25. 299
  26. 960
  27. 374
  28. 297
  29. 273
  30. 492
  31. 420
  32. 728
  33. 91
  34. 248
  35. 504
  36. 660
  37. 286
  38. 441
  39. 735
  40. 900

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