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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 28 · 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.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 44% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank has 40 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹500 to ₹415. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 40 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.The price of a torch comes down from ₹60 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A cricket bat costs ₹500. The price comes down by 82%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 59 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 60 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 99 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A school bag costs ₹80. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A storybook costs ₹200. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A toy car costs ₹50. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A tank has 150 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 123 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A pencil box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹100 to ₹25. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 435 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹126. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a torch comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 20 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank has 60 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A toy car costs ₹50. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A table fan costs ₹200. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 54% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 415 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 140
  3. 32
  4. 17
  5. 20
  6. 30
  7. 19
  8. 70
  9. 30
  10. 19
  11. 90
  12. 41
  13. 45
  14. 67
  15. 48
  16. 56
  17. 9
  18. 11
  19. 176
  20. 47
  21. 114
  22. 18
  23. 24
  24. 76
  25. 40
  26. 150
  27. 10
  28. 75
  29. 13
  30. 16
  31. 45
  32. 7
  33. 12
  34. 29
  35. 56
  36. 50
  37. 30
  38. 230
  39. 85
  40. 17

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