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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 171 · 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.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 150 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 160 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 500 litres of water and 53% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 252 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 25 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 360 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 100 litres of water and 19% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 20 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank has 400 litres of water and 41% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 81% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A storybook costs ₹60. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A lunch box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 213 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 60 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A kite costs ₹150. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 300 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 55 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A table fan costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 95 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 225 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 55 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A football costs ₹250. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 66 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank has 150 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A pencil box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 13%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 86
  3. 24
  4. 108
  5. 20
  6. 235
  7. 37
  8. 5
  9. 28
  10. 81
  11. 45
  12. 15
  13. 15
  14. 236
  15. 57
  16. 75
  17. 30
  18. 24
  19. 28
  20. 465
  21. 150
  22. 29
  23. 39
  24. 21
  25. 40
  26. 72
  27. 5
  28. 89
  29. 125
  30. 57
  31. 62
  32. 10
  33. 89
  34. 235
  35. 56
  36. 75
  37. 14
  38. 86
  39. 348
  40. 52

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