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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 226 · 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 500 runs in one match and 210 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹150 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A pencil box costs ₹80. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 78 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 385 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A wall clock costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 264 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.The price of a football comes down from ₹500 to ₹275. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 50 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 81% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank has 20 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 32% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A tank has 120 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 38 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A table fan costs ₹60. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A cricket bat costs ₹100. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.The price of a torch comes down from ₹300 to ₹234. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 69 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A cricket bat costs ₹400. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 58% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 222 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 66 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 500 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹300 to ₹285. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 58
  2. 90
  3. 360
  4. 68
  5. 22
  6. 23
  7. 76
  8. 3
  9. 12
  10. 15
  11. 17
  12. 40
  13. 15
  14. 45
  15. 8
  16. 57
  17. 20
  18. 14
  19. 17
  20. 66
  21. 80
  22. 81
  23. 30
  24. 40
  25. 34
  26. 60
  27. 22
  28. 24
  29. 56
  30. 28
  31. 30
  32. 54
  33. 52
  34. 372
  35. 210
  36. 26
  37. 85
  38. 45
  39. 380
  40. 5

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