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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 254 · 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 tank has 40 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A school bag costs ₹100. The price comes down by 33%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 164 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A football costs ₹40. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A torch costs ₹25. The price comes down by 36%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 46 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 150 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank has 25 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 220 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 420 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 68 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a kite comes down from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A storybook costs ₹100. The price comes down by 27%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 89% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 162 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 240 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 25 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 94 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 332 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 30
  3. 68
  4. 67
  5. 64
  6. 66
  7. 8
  8. 66
  9. 59
  10. 24
  11. 65
  12. 38
  13. 148
  14. 16
  15. 77
  16. 24
  17. 21
  18. 52
  19. 55
  20. 80
  21. 12
  22. 16
  23. 15
  24. 36
  25. 84
  26. 20
  27. 73
  28. 20
  29. 9
  30. 76
  31. 65
  32. 8
  33. 24
  34. 22
  35. 19
  36. 40
  37. 16
  38. 53
  39. 17
  40. 7

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