Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
How to work it out (The old value is 100%): Decrease = old value − new value. Percentage decrease = decrease ÷ old value × 100. Decrease by p%: new value = old value − p% of the old value.
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- 1.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 17% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹200 to ₹138. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A tank has 20 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 4.A lunch box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 5.The price of a football comes down from ₹300 to ₹285. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A football costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 7.A tank has 60 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 8.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 10.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A tank has 300 litres of water and 51% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 12.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 13.A tank has 100 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 14.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 37 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A football costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 16.The price of a torch comes down from ₹300 to ₹279. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 230 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 87 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹80 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 86 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 75 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹300 to ₹183. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 69 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 29.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A tank has 250 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 31.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 32.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.The price of a kite comes down from ₹250 to ₹175. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹300 to ₹228. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 74 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A water bottle costs ₹250. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 40.A tank has 80 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
Answer key
- 415
- 31
- 10
- 430
- 5
- 57
- 54
- 50
- 285
- 24
- 147
- 7
- 88
- 26
- 30
- 7
- 8
- 42
- 80
- 14
- 68
- 40
- 70
- 10
- 39
- 54
- 90
- 22
- 50
- 65
- 37
- 70
- 89
- 30
- 24
- 36
- 26
- 60
- 150
- 20
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