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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 248 · 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 25 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 69% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A toy car costs ₹200. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a kite comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹20 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A torch costs ₹120. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 82% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 115 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A lunch box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 73%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 123 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 250 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A cricket bat costs ₹500. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹150 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A storybook costs ₹250. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹208. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 20 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 235 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 52 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 234 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A kite costs ₹80. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 41 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank has 60 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.The price of a kite comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank has 25 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.A tank has 50 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 31
  3. 92
  4. 50
  5. 50
  6. 80
  7. 36
  8. 36
  9. 77
  10. 54
  11. 68
  12. 65
  13. 18
  14. 210
  15. 64
  16. 24
  17. 10
  18. 475
  19. 5
  20. 76
  21. 190
  22. 48
  23. 50
  24. 3
  25. 75
  26. 6
  27. 46
  28. 88
  29. 35
  30. 22
  31. 8
  32. 18
  33. 90
  34. 47
  35. 9
  36. 76
  37. 5
  38. 23
  39. 8
  40. 88

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