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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 363 · 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 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 220 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 120 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A football costs ₹100. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 82% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹250 to ₹55. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹300 to ₹192. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 105 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 400 litres of water and 59% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank has 400 litres of water and 83% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.The price of a kite comes down from ₹150 to ₹129. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹100 to ₹61. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 25 litres of water and 76% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 84 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 75 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 232 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹200 to ₹186. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹400 to ₹356. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank has 60 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A storybook costs ₹50. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 324 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 12
  3. 220
  4. 45
  5. 25
  6. 12
  7. 80
  8. 36
  9. 35
  10. 24
  11. 88
  12. 80
  13. 35
  14. 14
  15. 72
  16. 90
  17. 78
  18. 36
  19. 55
  20. 30
  21. 164
  22. 68
  23. 14
  24. 16
  25. 39
  26. 6
  27. 58
  28. 75
  29. 42
  30. 80
  31. 7
  32. 11
  33. 27
  34. 70
  35. 82
  36. 30
  37. 19
  38. 45
  39. 13
  40. 90

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