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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 315 · 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 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 300 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 60 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 168 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A school bag costs ₹20. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A kite costs ₹20. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 165 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 120 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A tank has 250 litres of water and 78% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 53%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 79% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.The price of a kite comes down from ₹100 to ₹79. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 250 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹120 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 200 litres of water and 58% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A lunch box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 261 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A wall clock costs ₹120. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A pencil box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 51%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank has 20 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 19% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 82% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹100 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 40
  3. 15
  4. 252
  5. 88
  6. 50
  7. 85
  8. 48
  9. 16
  10. 9
  11. 85
  12. 75
  13. 11
  14. 67
  15. 12
  16. 55
  17. 8
  18. 80
  19. 25
  20. 3
  21. 235
  22. 105
  23. 36
  24. 21
  25. 72
  26. 75
  27. 70
  28. 84
  29. 184
  30. 13
  31. 108
  32. 245
  33. 19
  34. 81
  35. 66
  36. 54
  37. 31
  38. 65
  39. 61
  40. 25

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