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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 274 · 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 60 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.The price of a football comes down from ₹60 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A kite costs ₹20. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 115 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A wall clock costs ₹60. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 250 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A tank has 80 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A toy car costs ₹25. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 100 litres of water and 51% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.The price of a torch comes down from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A kite costs ₹100. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank has 20 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 40 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 186 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹120 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a torch comes down from ₹200 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  32. 32.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a torch comes down from ₹300 to ₹270. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 87 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 141 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 85
  3. 11
  4. 54
  5. 30
  6. 81
  7. 235
  8. 60
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 35
  12. 49
  13. 55
  14. 20
  15. 34
  16. 50
  17. 15
  18. 10
  19. 82
  20. 45
  21. 30
  22. 6
  23. 38
  24. 23
  25. 51
  26. 70
  27. 24
  28. 80
  29. 20
  30. 70
  31. 7
  32. 40
  33. 6
  34. 10
  35. 42
  36. 6
  37. 25
  38. 14
  39. 16
  40. 57

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