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 200 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 3.A tank has 250 litres of water and 72% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 4.A tank has 100 litres of water and 32% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 5.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 6.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 7.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 8.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 9.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 91 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 12.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 13.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 16.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 17.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 19.A torch costs ₹400. The price comes down by 19%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 20.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A table fan costs ₹200. The price comes down by 78%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 22.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 24.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 27.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹250 to ₹35. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹500 to ₹375. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 30.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 31.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 41% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 32.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 19% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 33.A tank has 300 litres of water and 7% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 34.A tank has 150 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 35.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A tank has 25 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 37.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 38.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 40.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 125 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 130
- 296
- 70
- 68
- 13
- 36
- 60
- 21
- 9
- 87
- 20
- 78
- 60
- 70
- 85
- 8
- 52
- 45
- 324
- 12
- 44
- 34
- 65
- 23
- 120
- 48
- 86
- 25
- 34
- 6
- 236
- 81
- 279
- 114
- 50
- 18
- 19
- 10
- 48
- 50
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