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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 158 · 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 40 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A toy car costs ₹500. The price comes down by 51%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank has 25 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A tank has 20 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹55. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank has 60 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 45 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 141 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 180 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A table fan costs ₹80. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A pencil box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 184 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹150 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A school bag costs ₹200. The price comes down by 81%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 76%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 400 litres of water and 11% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 96 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 12
  3. 245
  4. 19
  5. 10
  6. 35
  7. 15
  8. 12
  9. 40
  10. 78
  11. 48
  12. 10
  13. 6
  14. 66
  15. 28
  16. 215
  17. 40
  18. 130
  19. 31
  20. 72
  21. 56
  22. 60
  23. 16
  24. 36
  25. 35
  26. 38
  27. 54
  28. 80
  29. 64
  30. 3
  31. 30
  32. 38
  33. 70
  34. 6
  35. 40
  36. 5
  37. 356
  38. 52
  39. 70
  40. 85

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