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 pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.A tank has 150 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 3.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 249 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A storybook costs ₹200. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 9.A toy car costs ₹500. The price comes down by 69%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 10.A school bag costs ₹100. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 11.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 12.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹64. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.A tank has 300 litres of water and 18% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 14.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A football costs ₹25. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 17.A tank has 300 litres of water and 13% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 18.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 20.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 21.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 158 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A tank has 25 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 54% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹99. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 28.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 52% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 29.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 132 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 32.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 47 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 78 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A tank has 150 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 36.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank has 60 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 38.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 40.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 15
- 129
- 17
- 56
- 52
- 51
- 15
- 24
- 155
- 25
- 43
- 84
- 246
- 35
- 30
- 7
- 261
- 50
- 30
- 102
- 21
- 19
- 74
- 40
- 23
- 67
- 10
- 72
- 80
- 34
- 25
- 53
- 48
- 64
- 66
- 75
- 15
- 50
- 32
- 38
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