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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 166 · 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 had 400 litres of water. Now it has 268 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 160 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 66 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 29% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank has 300 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 43 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 68 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹153. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 500 litres of water and 13% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹188. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 80 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 500 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A wall clock costs ₹120. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A torch costs ₹20. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 110 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 9% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a kite comes down from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A storybook costs ₹60. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a kite comes down from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. 17
  3. 4
  4. 50
  5. 80
  6. 32
  7. 60
  8. 36
  9. 67
  10. 50
  11. 142
  12. 156
  13. 14
  14. 10
  15. 25
  16. 15
  17. 10
  18. 49
  19. 84
  20. 13
  21. 73
  22. 435
  23. 53
  24. 48
  25. 60
  26. 80
  27. 430
  28. 40
  29. 32
  30. 18
  31. 75
  32. 12
  33. 78
  34. 455
  35. 74
  36. 16
  37. 44
  38. 51
  39. 14
  40. 19

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