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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 187 · 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 team scored 60 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 190 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 215 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A football costs ₹250. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 82%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 232 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A kite costs ₹400. The price comes down by 9%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 208 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 400 litres of water and 76% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A toy car costs ₹150. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 195 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.The price of a torch comes down from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A pencil box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A torch costs ₹120. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A toy car costs ₹200. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 24
  3. 24
  4. 75
  5. 14
  6. 7
  7. 60
  8. 70
  9. 10
  10. 27
  11. 16
  12. 42
  13. 364
  14. 48
  15. 96
  16. 82
  17. 85
  18. 10
  19. 65
  20. 72
  21. 48
  22. 22
  23. 56
  24. 17
  25. 78
  26. 83
  27. 90
  28. 13
  29. 50
  30. 30
  31. 55
  32. 40
  33. 20
  34. 4
  35. 76
  36. 10
  37. 58
  38. 136
  39. 86
  40. 48

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