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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 115 · 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 team scored 500 runs in one match and 42% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 190 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.A toy car costs ₹250. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A kite costs ₹400. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank has 100 litres of water and 43% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 450 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 100 litres of water and 81% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 111 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 200 litres of water and 82% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 220 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 445 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank has 20 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A tank has 60 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A tank has 60 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a torch comes down from ₹500 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹156. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A tank has 25 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹200 to ₹144. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A water bottle costs ₹50. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A tank has 500 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 290
  2. 60
  3. 62
  4. 200
  5. 235
  6. 60
  7. 380
  8. 20
  9. 57
  10. 10
  11. 50
  12. 19
  13. 26
  14. 36
  15. 16
  16. 72
  17. 12
  18. 74
  19. 11
  20. 35
  21. 57
  22. 6
  23. 33
  24. 9
  25. 48
  26. 220
  27. 84
  28. 44
  29. 61
  30. 13
  31. 50
  32. 10
  33. 16
  34. 28
  35. 36
  36. 44
  37. 54
  38. 96
  39. 76
  40. 400

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