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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 349 · 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 tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 228 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 155 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A football costs ₹300. The price comes down by 63%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 46 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 8% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 4 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A torch costs ₹500. The price comes down by 49%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A pencil box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A school bag costs ₹200. The price comes down by 39%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A school bag costs ₹50. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 100 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹100 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 62 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank has 300 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 200 litres of water and 27% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 60 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹216. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹64. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 102 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank has 400 litres of water and 63% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 24
  3. 69
  4. 5
  5. 111
  6. 8
  7. 276
  8. 80
  9. 255
  10. 25
  11. 2
  12. 122
  13. 15
  14. 60
  15. 53
  16. 81
  17. 20
  18. 40
  19. 75
  20. 80
  21. 6
  22. 38
  23. 30
  24. 2
  25. 180
  26. 55
  27. 146
  28. 50
  29. 46
  30. 84
  31. 15
  32. 10
  33. 56
  34. 20
  35. 50
  36. 148
  37. 65
  38. 80
  39. 90
  40. 24

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