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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 975 · 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. 1.720 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.350 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.345 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.180 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.175 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.280 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.790 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.400 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.552 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.760 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.650 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.310 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.660 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.700 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.492 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.725 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.395 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.440 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.545 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.435 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.508 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.520 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.175 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.175 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.564 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.450 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.90 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.78 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.80 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.560 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.64 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.180 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.270 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 648
  2. 140
  3. 414
  4. 108
  5. 448
  6. 161
  7. 252
  8. 948
  9. 448
  10. 414
  11. 1026
  12. 520
  13. 496
  14. 429
  15. 210
  16. 616
  17. 480
  18. 1225
  19. 123
  20. 667
  21. 316
  22. 330
  23. 327
  24. 261
  25. 254
  26. 442
  27. 161
  28. 161
  29. 987
  30. 540
  31. 108
  32. 117
  33. 108
  34. 280
  35. 527
  36. 532
  37. 32
  38. 117
  39. 108
  40. 308

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