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 team scored 150 runs in one match and 132 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 75 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 4.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 295 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 7.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 8.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A tank has 100 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 10.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 15.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹400 to ₹336. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 17.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹250 to ₹55. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 20.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 11 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 94 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A lunch box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 25.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 57 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.The price of a kite comes down from ₹200 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A wall clock costs ₹200. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 28.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 30.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A tank has 80 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 32.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 35.A tank has 400 litres of water and 42% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 36.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 11% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 37.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 155 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A tank has 300 litres of water and 46% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 40.A tank has 300 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
Answer key
- 12
- 50
- 19
- 85
- 41
- 114
- 48
- 82
- 86
- 5
- 10
- 83
- 10
- 4
- 16
- 18
- 16
- 78
- 328
- 89
- 85
- 6
- 70
- 120
- 62
- 76
- 190
- 72
- 60
- 35
- 68
- 35
- 10
- 141
- 232
- 445
- 80
- 38
- 162
- 135
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