Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
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.A tank has 120 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 2.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 304 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 44 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 83% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 7.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A football costs ₹25. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 9.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 10.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 41 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 77% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 12.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.A torch costs ₹100. The price comes down by 43%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 14.The price of a kite comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A school bag costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 17.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A tank has 50 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 19.The price of a kite comes down from ₹200 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 21.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹200 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 51% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 24.A cricket bat costs ₹80. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 25.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.The price of a torch comes down from ₹200 to ₹180. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 222 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹65. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A tank has 300 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 32.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 52% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 33.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A tank has 100 litres of water and 87% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 35.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 9% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 37.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹280. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
Answer key
- 60
- 24
- 25
- 5
- 78
- 17
- 66
- 22
- 270
- 18
- 92
- 64
- 57
- 10
- 48
- 76
- 20
- 26
- 40
- 16
- 64
- 35
- 245
- 36
- 70
- 55
- 10
- 26
- 74
- 60
- 258
- 24
- 56
- 13
- 60
- 364
- 30
- 19
- 52
- 36
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