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.A storybook costs ₹50. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 2.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 3.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 165 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A tank has 300 litres of water and 23% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 5.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A tank has 150 litres of water and 64% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 7.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 292 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A tank has 250 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 9.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 10.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 11.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.A tank has 40 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 13.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 102 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 100 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹50 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 129 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 18.A tank has 60 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 19.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 21.The price of a torch comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 176 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 24.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 135 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A cricket bat costs ₹25. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 29.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 30.A tank has 25 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 31.A wall clock costs ₹60. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 32.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 33.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A tank has 50 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 35.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 36.A football costs ₹100. The price comes down by 9%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 37.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 126 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 200 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 13% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
Answer key
- 34
- 38
- 34
- 231
- 60
- 54
- 27
- 65
- 19
- 12
- 75
- 24
- 15
- 75
- 70
- 57
- 64
- 27
- 44
- 23
- 60
- 56
- 325
- 85
- 16
- 10
- 53
- 9
- 35
- 16
- 21
- 18
- 75
- 43
- 100
- 91
- 58
- 60
- 20
- 261
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