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 250 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 2.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 3.A football costs ₹150. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 4.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 5.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 39% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 6.The price of a football comes down from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 53 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A tank has 50 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 10.A tank has 250 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 11.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 12.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹500 to ₹250. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹60 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A cricket bat costs ₹500. The price comes down by 47%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 15.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 16.A tank has 200 litres of water and 59% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 17.A tank has 120 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 18.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 22 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A storybook costs ₹100. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 22.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 23.A tank has 80 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 24.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 78 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A tank has 60 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 26.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 164 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A table fan costs ₹300. The price comes down by 38%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 28.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 13% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 30.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 178 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 33.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A wall clock costs ₹150. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 36.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 99 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.A tank has 400 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 40.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 130
- 352
- 105
- 24
- 122
- 59
- 47
- 20
- 30
- 230
- 4
- 50
- 70
- 265
- 10
- 82
- 36
- 35
- 45
- 80
- 94
- 235
- 32
- 61
- 21
- 59
- 186
- 75
- 261
- 11
- 82
- 344
- 88
- 38
- 45
- 85
- 34
- 270
- 136
- 85
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