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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 416 · 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 80 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A toy car costs ₹50. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A football costs ₹400. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 35 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 250 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A kite costs ₹120. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank has 50 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A pencil box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank has 400 litres of water and 47% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A toy car costs ₹200. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 7 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A tank has 100 litres of water and 47% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank has 80 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A water bottle costs ₹400. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 150 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A tank has 200 litres of water and 17% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 165 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A kite costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 94 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 112 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A water bottle costs ₹200. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A tank has 300 litres of water and 19% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 52
  3. 3
  4. 24
  5. 68
  6. 64
  7. 65
  8. 225
  9. 40
  10. 5
  11. 30
  12. 36
  13. 90
  14. 7
  15. 44
  16. 7
  17. 212
  18. 60
  19. 65
  20. 30
  21. 53
  22. 48
  23. 104
  24. 85
  25. 96
  26. 166
  27. 34
  28. 70
  29. 352
  30. 18
  31. 53
  32. 82
  33. 44
  34. 27
  35. 30
  36. 136
  37. 45
  38. 243
  39. 5
  40. 78

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