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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 193 · 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 water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹248. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A pencil box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 100 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 73 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A tank has 25 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A kite costs ₹120. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A tank has 250 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 92 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 71%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A tank has 250 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 37% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A tank has 40 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 45 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 250 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 295 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 45 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A tank has 50 litres of water and 42% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 38
  2. 8
  3. 70
  4. 60
  5. 150
  6. 60
  7. 28
  8. 54
  9. 75
  10. 27
  11. 16
  12. 96
  13. 16
  14. 40
  15. 30
  16. 30
  17. 4
  18. 190
  19. 54
  20. 80
  21. 87
  22. 18
  23. 225
  24. 63
  25. 38
  26. 55
  27. 210
  28. 41
  29. 14
  30. 25
  31. 255
  32. 10
  33. 15
  34. 55
  35. 54
  36. 8
  37. 29
  38. 50
  39. 16
  40. 32

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