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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 285 · 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 500 litres of water. Now it has 390 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A table fan costs ₹150. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A school bag costs ₹100. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 31 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A lunch box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 285 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 13% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹80 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 69 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 267 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹256. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 180 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 300 litres of water and 27% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 450 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 100 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A table fan costs ₹200. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A table fan costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 140 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 66
  3. 76
  4. 25
  5. 38
  6. 74
  7. 290
  8. 25
  9. 17
  10. 90
  11. 5
  12. 44
  13. 62
  14. 435
  15. 76
  16. 90
  17. 54
  18. 11
  19. 50
  20. 24
  21. 36
  22. 40
  23. 219
  24. 24
  25. 40
  26. 10
  27. 75
  28. 60
  29. 54
  30. 64
  31. 55
  32. 6
  33. 44
  34. 136
  35. 78
  36. 28
  37. 64
  38. 35
  39. 26
  40. 30

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