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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 320 · 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 football costs ₹300. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 40 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank has 60 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A tank has 500 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹40 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 89% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank has 120 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 345 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 415 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 234 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 360 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A storybook costs ₹300. The price comes down by 17%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 120 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank has 40 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank has 400 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A tank has 200 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹25. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 250 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 55
  3. 26
  4. 20
  5. 45
  6. 130
  7. 72
  8. 15
  9. 72
  10. 56
  11. 85
  12. 25
  13. 35
  14. 11
  15. 90
  16. 30
  17. 64
  18. 85
  19. 88
  20. 30
  21. 31
  22. 7
  23. 17
  24. 34
  25. 22
  26. 28
  27. 350
  28. 42
  29. 249
  30. 35
  31. 26
  32. 12
  33. 26
  34. 75
  35. 32
  36. 208
  37. 148
  38. 50
  39. 35
  40. 42

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