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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 257 · 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 had 300 litres of water. Now it has 228 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A storybook costs ₹100. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank has 60 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A football costs ₹60. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 350 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 168 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A school bag costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank has 50 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.The price of a kite comes down from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 31%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank has 50 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 80 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹300 to ₹96. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹500 to ₹295. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 300 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 188 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 80 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A tank has 60 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a football comes down from ₹200 to ₹126. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 17%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 240 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a kite comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 74 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 460 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 141 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A tank has 500 litres of water and 82% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank has 120 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹100 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 36
  3. 24
  4. 42
  5. 15
  6. 30
  7. 16
  8. 36
  9. 10
  10. 80
  11. 47
  12. 5
  13. 69
  14. 13
  15. 20
  16. 68
  17. 40
  18. 65
  19. 41
  20. 54
  21. 25
  22. 6
  23. 48
  24. 21
  25. 37
  26. 249
  27. 40
  28. 19
  29. 62
  30. 200
  31. 45
  32. 10
  33. 26
  34. 8
  35. 6
  36. 300
  37. 90
  38. 18
  39. 4
  40. 82

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