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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 197 · 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 50 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A wall clock costs ₹20. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank has 400 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 150 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A cricket bat costs ₹400. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank has 250 litres of water and 72% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A torch costs ₹80. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 50 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A football costs ₹250. The price comes down by 34%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.The price of a football comes down from ₹500 to ₹240. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank has 60 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 216 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 400 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A lunch box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 43 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A pencil box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A wall clock costs ₹150. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 180 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 126 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 372 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 10
  3. 5
  4. 85
  5. 176
  6. 48
  7. 75
  8. 224
  9. 70
  10. 72
  11. 5
  12. 88
  13. 72
  14. 26
  15. 10
  16. 165
  17. 52
  18. 26
  19. 9
  20. 28
  21. 136
  22. 45
  23. 13
  24. 60
  25. 60
  26. 64
  27. 55
  28. 14
  29. 5
  30. 215
  31. 43
  32. 68
  33. 32
  34. 123
  35. 21
  36. 28
  37. 15
  38. 16
  39. 30
  40. 7

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