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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 949 · 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. 1.376 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.350 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.360 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.624 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.744 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.800 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.575 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.750 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.525 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.690 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.580 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.664 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.780 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.636 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.690 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.520 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.484 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.60 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.365 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.728 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.375 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.280 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.360 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.72 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.144 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.440 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.625 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.462 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.360 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.784 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.70 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.625 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.425 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.450 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 564
  2. 308
  3. 144
  4. 132
  5. 936
  6. 558
  7. 960
  8. 621
  9. 900
  10. 156
  11. 462
  12. 897
  13. 609
  14. 108
  15. 332
  16. 819
  17. 477
  18. 621
  19. 338
  20. 242
  21. 24
  22. 511
  23. 1092
  24. 405
  25. 266
  26. 405
  27. 152
  28. 234
  29. 18
  30. 36
  31. 374
  32. 700
  33. 693
  34. 252
  35. 594
  36. 588
  37. 77
  38. 550
  39. 476
  40. 486

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