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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 246 · 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 400 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank has 80 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹300. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A table fan costs ₹200. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹200 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 200 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A water bottle costs ₹50. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a kite comes down from ₹100 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 185 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 54% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 102 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 82 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 150 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 279 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank has 100 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 52 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 51 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A table fan costs ₹400. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 52
  3. 25
  4. 75
  5. 50
  6. 33
  7. 47
  8. 19
  9. 40
  10. 10
  11. 68
  12. 336
  13. 84
  14. 20
  15. 148
  16. 56
  17. 36
  18. 78
  19. 47
  20. 10
  21. 10
  22. 87
  23. 63
  24. 115
  25. 15
  26. 50
  27. 18
  28. 21
  29. 7
  30. 74
  31. 48
  32. 165
  33. 8
  34. 15
  35. 15
  36. 60
  37. 192
  38. 85
  39. 28
  40. 46

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