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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 408 · 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 water bottle costs ₹400. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A toy car costs ₹200. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹100 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 376 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a kite comes down from ₹100 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 100 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 50 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 23% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a torch comes down from ₹500 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank has 25 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 120 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 69 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 190 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A water bottle costs ₹120. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 42% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 29 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 205 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹400 to ₹316. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 72
  3. 168
  4. 85
  5. 67
  6. 52
  7. 6
  8. 61
  9. 86
  10. 45
  11. 76
  12. 20
  13. 70
  14. 68
  15. 75
  16. 308
  17. 85
  18. 82
  19. 8
  20. 12
  21. 6
  22. 15
  23. 45
  24. 15
  25. 84
  26. 25
  27. 31
  28. 62
  29. 6
  30. 28
  31. 102
  32. 11
  33. 51
  34. 15
  35. 145
  36. 50
  37. 60
  38. 42
  39. 59
  40. 21

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