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 team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 66 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A tank has 50 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 6.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹20 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.A tank has 25 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 8.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A tank has 120 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 11.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 12.A tank has 60 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 13.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 205 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 15.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 95 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A tank has 60 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 17.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 155 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A toy car costs ₹25. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 21.A cricket bat costs ₹60. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 22.A tank has 40 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.A storybook costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 24.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A pencil box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 26.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 27.A tank has 200 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 28.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 62% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 29.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A storybook costs ₹150. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 32.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹200 to ₹34. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 465 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 93 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank has 60 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 38.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.A tank has 300 litres of water and 39% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 40.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 16
- 25
- 70
- 45
- 30
- 80
- 5
- 64
- 8
- 66
- 144
- 45
- 18
- 85
- 81
- 39
- 80
- 38
- 46
- 9
- 33
- 28
- 36
- 34
- 200
- 48
- 90
- 19
- 44
- 85
- 138
- 75
- 83
- 7
- 90
- 38
- 48
- 38
- 183
- 45
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