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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 42 · 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.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 100 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a kite comes down from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹328. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 75 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 296 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 76% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 39 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A football costs ₹50. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 37 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 250 litres of water and 64% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 183 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a torch comes down from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹324. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹168. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 60
  3. 65
  4. 30
  5. 18
  6. 140
  7. 68
  8. 60
  9. 36
  10. 50
  11. 228
  12. 18
  13. 26
  14. 38
  15. 48
  16. 61
  17. 56
  18. 37
  19. 84
  20. 51
  21. 28
  22. 50
  23. 14
  24. 7
  25. 26
  26. 30
  27. 5
  28. 90
  29. 70
  30. 39
  31. 73
  32. 35
  33. 19
  34. 16
  35. 24
  36. 43
  37. 80
  38. 44
  39. 85
  40. 76

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