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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 106 · 40 questions
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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. 1.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 68 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 59 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 132 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 17% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A table fan costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 33% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 300 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 34 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 150 litres of water and 22% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank has 50 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 190 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 160 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 125 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a torch comes down from ₹100 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 400 litres of water and 34% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 41 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 48
  3. 15
  4. 76
  5. 10
  6. 32
  7. 41
  8. 50
  9. 34
  10. 332
  11. 160
  12. 60
  13. 38
  14. 52
  15. 268
  16. 93
  17. 25
  18. 70
  19. 19
  20. 25
  21. 26
  22. 8
  23. 240
  24. 5
  25. 15
  26. 35
  27. 117
  28. 46
  29. 55
  30. 38
  31. 24
  32. 36
  33. 50
  34. 10
  35. 32
  36. 80
  37. 264
  38. 18
  39. 80
  40. 88

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