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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 409 · 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 has 250 litres of water and 38% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 84 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 60 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.The price of a kite comes down from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 100 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A kite costs ₹300. The price comes down by 58%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A lunch box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 9% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.The price of a football comes down from ₹250 to ₹130. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 20 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 375 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹100 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank has 500 litres of water and 59% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 37 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 500 litres of water and 42% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 64 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A tank has 120 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 25 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank has 20 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹117. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A storybook costs ₹120. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A kite costs ₹120. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 155
  2. 34
  3. 30
  4. 42
  5. 51
  6. 95
  7. 42
  8. 126
  9. 112
  10. 6
  11. 40
  12. 364
  13. 48
  14. 16
  15. 25
  16. 45
  17. 52
  18. 205
  19. 41
  20. 216
  21. 26
  22. 290
  23. 25
  24. 20
  25. 58
  26. 21
  27. 114
  28. 80
  29. 60
  30. 45
  31. 200
  32. 75
  33. 9
  34. 22
  35. 90
  36. 78
  37. 16
  38. 72
  39. 35
  40. 86

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