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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 314 · 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 100 runs in one match and 73% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 195 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹400 to ₹308. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 324 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A wall clock costs ₹120. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹50 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A pencil box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 300 litres of water and 72% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank has 80 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹400 to ₹88. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a torch comes down from ₹200 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 7 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 84 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 20 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 249 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 120 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank has 120 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹200 to ₹136. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A water bottle costs ₹400. The price comes down by 31%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 285 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank has 40 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 60 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 59% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A water bottle costs ₹100. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 35
  3. 23
  4. 18
  5. 19
  6. 114
  7. 56
  8. 12
  9. 10
  10. 28
  11. 62
  12. 52
  13. 15
  14. 84
  15. 8
  16. 84
  17. 24
  18. 78
  19. 55
  20. 40
  21. 24
  22. 65
  23. 15
  24. 44
  25. 10
  26. 17
  27. 96
  28. 108
  29. 32
  30. 21
  31. 276
  32. 5
  33. 18
  34. 85
  35. 25
  36. 15
  37. 15
  38. 20
  39. 205
  40. 50

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