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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 235 · 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 wall clock costs ₹100. The price comes down by 83%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A tank has 200 litres of water and 9% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 25 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 231 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 300 litres of water and 68% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A water bottle costs ₹250. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 276 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 69 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 500 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank has 400 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 105 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A toy car costs ₹200. The price comes down by 27%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 20 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 185 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 65 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A pencil box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A lunch box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹100 to ₹73. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A table fan costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 182
  3. 8
  4. 14
  5. 20
  6. 23
  7. 30
  8. 96
  9. 50
  10. 64
  11. 215
  12. 31
  13. 51
  14. 77
  15. 20
  16. 475
  17. 376
  18. 30
  19. 146
  20. 65
  21. 75
  22. 65
  23. 4
  24. 15
  25. 36
  26. 81
  27. 26
  28. 200
  29. 14
  30. 87
  31. 24
  32. 10
  33. 21
  34. 52
  35. 129
  36. 141
  37. 55
  38. 27
  39. 30
  40. 45

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