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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 341 · 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 120 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A pencil box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 20 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A football costs ₹25. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 156 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 63% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank has 60 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A pencil box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 188 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 344 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 20 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A water bottle costs ₹200. The price comes down by 29%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 111 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 44% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 52 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 276 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A tank has 25 litres of water and 88% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 83 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 328 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 12
  3. 5
  4. 14
  5. 272
  6. 25
  7. 18
  8. 3
  9. 61
  10. 185
  11. 150
  12. 45
  13. 82
  14. 15
  15. 8
  16. 45
  17. 54
  18. 18
  19. 475
  20. 53
  21. 60
  22. 54
  23. 14
  24. 34
  25. 70
  26. 3
  27. 40
  28. 76
  29. 142
  30. 26
  31. 25
  32. 79
  33. 14
  34. 35
  35. 8
  36. 76
  37. 3
  38. 17
  39. 23
  40. 18

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