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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 148 · 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 50 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank has 250 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank has 20 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 150 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 60 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A lunch box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 256 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a torch comes down from ₹200 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 68 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 73% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A table fan costs ₹400. The price comes down by 33%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 44 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 94 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 150 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 174 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 200 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A tank has 50 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 180 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A table fan costs ₹500. The price comes down by 57%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 76 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 82 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 65 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 37
  2. 38
  3. 160
  4. 17
  5. 25
  6. 36
  7. 60
  8. 48
  9. 102
  10. 15
  11. 50
  12. 13
  13. 36
  14. 76
  15. 19
  16. 15
  17. 81
  18. 268
  19. 89
  20. 20
  21. 6
  22. 135
  23. 205
  24. 13
  25. 68
  26. 42
  27. 44
  28. 10
  29. 61
  30. 10
  31. 48
  32. 85
  33. 215
  34. 56
  35. 32
  36. 5
  37. 24
  38. 18
  39. 10
  40. 74

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