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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 228 · 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 80 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 310 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A football costs ₹300. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 84 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹220. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 261 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A school bag costs ₹400. The price comes down by 79%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A lunch box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 78%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 225 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 42% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 220 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 77%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 21% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A tank has 50 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A wall clock costs ₹200. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A kite costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank has 120 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹150 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹95. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A pencil box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹60 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a kite comes down from ₹500 to ₹95. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A football costs ₹300. The price comes down by 83%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 365 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 71 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 38
  3. 279
  4. 48
  5. 44
  6. 85
  7. 12
  8. 13
  9. 84
  10. 11
  11. 25
  12. 80
  13. 20
  14. 36
  15. 50
  16. 290
  17. 68
  18. 45
  19. 69
  20. 60
  21. 316
  22. 32
  23. 160
  24. 72
  25. 50
  26. 3
  27. 108
  28. 10
  29. 86
  30. 81
  31. 47
  32. 45
  33. 65
  34. 81
  35. 51
  36. 32
  37. 22
  38. 27
  39. 29
  40. 90

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