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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 212 · 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 water bottle costs ₹50. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 500 litres of water and 29% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.The price of a kite comes down from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 150 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 80 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 325 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 31 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 80 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 50 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 41 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹500 to ₹275. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 174 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 336 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 150 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A table fan costs ₹100. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 144 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A cricket bat costs ₹500. The price comes down by 37%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹99. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A water bottle costs ₹50. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A torch costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 78
  3. 84
  4. 355
  5. 11
  6. 15
  7. 36
  8. 50
  9. 12
  10. 35
  11. 8
  12. 69
  13. 15
  14. 68
  15. 25
  16. 45
  17. 30
  18. 59
  19. 36
  20. 45
  21. 42
  22. 84
  23. 16
  24. 40
  25. 40
  26. 129
  27. 255
  28. 20
  29. 30
  30. 40
  31. 28
  32. 8
  33. 315
  34. 34
  35. 18
  36. 88
  37. 15
  38. 40
  39. 3
  40. 75

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