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 tank has 60 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 2.A tank has 200 litres of water and 23% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 3.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A wall clock costs ₹400. The price comes down by 89%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 5.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 332 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 110 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 174 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 180 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 12.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 17.A tank has 50 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 18.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 7 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A tank has 40 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 21.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹50 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 160 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 210 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A tank has 200 litres of water and 53% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 28.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 39 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.A tank has 400 litres of water and 11% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 33.A tank has 250 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 34.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 53% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 35.A storybook costs ₹300. The price comes down by 37%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 36.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 74% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 164 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 58% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
Answer key
- 21
- 154
- 60
- 44
- 5
- 17
- 78
- 42
- 64
- 56
- 40
- 30
- 52
- 40
- 72
- 54
- 8
- 75
- 72
- 28
- 50
- 45
- 76
- 20
- 20
- 16
- 94
- 90
- 61
- 70
- 78
- 356
- 215
- 94
- 189
- 90
- 20
- 39
- 18
- 210
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