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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 424 · 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 team scored 400 runs in one match and 76% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 207 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 117 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A lunch box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A tank has 100 litres of water and 43% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 29 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 210 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 445 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank has 20 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 57 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹120 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 153 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 46 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 20 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A kite costs ₹40. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 400 litres of water and 71% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 174 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 78 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank has 250 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A tank has 120 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹273. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹500 to ₹150. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank has 80 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 96
  2. 5
  3. 45
  4. 31
  5. 61
  6. 17
  7. 57
  8. 42
  9. 16
  10. 11
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. 90
  15. 80
  16. 50
  17. 49
  18. 8
  19. 68
  20. 5
  21. 9
  22. 70
  23. 14
  24. 11
  25. 41
  26. 116
  27. 57
  28. 42
  29. 184
  30. 80
  31. 3
  32. 55
  33. 35
  34. 35
  35. 84
  36. 9
  37. 70
  38. 72
  39. 40
  40. 12

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