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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 445 · 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 80 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 165 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.A storybook costs ₹250. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank has 100 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A lunch box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 43%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A storybook costs ₹25. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 84% 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 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 248 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 500 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A toy car costs ₹80. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A toy car costs ₹120. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A tank has 400 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A cricket bat costs ₹500. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A table fan costs ₹40. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A wall clock costs ₹300. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A tank has 400 litres of water and 89% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A storybook costs ₹250. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 365 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 400 litres of water and 29% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 100 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 61%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A toy car costs ₹300. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A wall clock costs ₹400. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 345 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 69 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 17% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹75. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 25 litres of water and 76% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 68 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 34
  3. 65
  4. 170
  5. 200
  6. 45
  7. 228
  8. 19
  9. 8
  10. 141
  11. 38
  12. 10
  13. 430
  14. 64
  15. 18
  16. 64
  17. 440
  18. 22
  19. 228
  20. 56
  21. 24
  22. 44
  23. 40
  24. 20
  25. 27
  26. 284
  27. 75
  28. 195
  29. 78
  30. 344
  31. 31
  32. 50
  33. 36
  34. 20
  35. 77
  36. 415
  37. 50
  38. 70
  39. 6
  40. 15

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