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.The price of a kite comes down from ₹25 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 19% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 3.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 4.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 5.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 7 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 7.A tank has 50 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 8.A water bottle costs ₹120. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 9.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 10.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 12.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 13.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 320 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A tank has 200 litres of water and 73% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 15.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 74 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A tank has 250 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 17.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 42% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 18.A storybook costs ₹80. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 19.A storybook costs ₹40. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 20.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 76% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 21.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.The price of a kite comes down from ₹40 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 49% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A tank has 100 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 28.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 29.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 82 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.The price of a torch comes down from ₹500 to ₹360. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.The price of a football comes down from ₹300 to ₹102. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 36.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 104 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹80 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
Answer key
- 72
- 162
- 78
- 7
- 65
- 72
- 37
- 48
- 10
- 8
- 30
- 36
- 20
- 54
- 26
- 190
- 145
- 28
- 32
- 6
- 65
- 29
- 85
- 12
- 102
- 55
- 15
- 55
- 18
- 28
- 66
- 45
- 40
- 72
- 132
- 60
- 55
- 48
- 85
- 129
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