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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 132 · 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 has 25 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A tank has 50 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank has 100 litres of water and 58% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 252 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 40 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A storybook costs ₹250. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A cricket bat costs ₹80. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹100 to ₹37. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 51 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 235 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A storybook costs ₹100. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A football costs ₹250. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A storybook costs ₹25. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A pencil box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A tank has 200 litres of water and 57% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a torch comes down from ₹100 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 348 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 50 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 62 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 99 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 17
  3. 42
  4. 320
  5. 64
  6. 16
  7. 48
  8. 8
  9. 39
  10. 100
  11. 24
  12. 18
  13. 63
  14. 74
  15. 10
  16. 60
  17. 15
  18. 6
  19. 40
  20. 28
  21. 215
  22. 23
  23. 21
  24. 86
  25. 10
  26. 24
  27. 44
  28. 13
  29. 55
  30. 20
  31. 65
  32. 44
  33. 85
  34. 35
  35. 70
  36. 38
  37. 34
  38. 67
  39. 32
  40. 44

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