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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 923 · 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. 1.500 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.725 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.45 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.435 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.512 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.445 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.280 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.40 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.280 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.420 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.635 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.280 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.500 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.135 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.346 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.705 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.710 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.340 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.620 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.148 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.280 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.60 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.366 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.560 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.198 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.312 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.596 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.320 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.320 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.550 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 560
  2. 667
  3. 18
  4. 696
  5. 768
  6. 623
  7. 230
  8. 294
  9. 300
  10. 26
  11. 322
  12. 399
  13. 494
  14. 381
  15. 525
  16. 368
  17. 322
  18. 650
  19. 390
  20. 216
  21. 130
  22. 519
  23. 282
  24. 426
  25. 323
  26. 280
  27. 713
  28. 111
  29. 364
  30. 48
  31. 549
  32. 588
  33. 297
  34. 234
  35. 255
  36. 149
  37. 500
  38. 304
  39. 304
  40. 770

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