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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 45 · 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 500 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 220 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A storybook costs ₹25. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A pencil box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 310 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 88 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹300 to ₹255. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A storybook costs ₹300. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 235 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 150 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A tank has 120 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 240 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 400 litres of water and 34% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A cricket bat costs ₹400. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 235 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹500 to ₹350. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 210 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank has 50 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 210 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank has 150 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 175
  2. 12
  3. 12
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 5
  7. 16
  8. 60
  9. 76
  10. 52
  11. 38
  12. 75
  13. 78
  14. 15
  15. 20
  16. 55
  17. 270
  18. 6
  19. 138
  20. 42
  21. 40
  22. 264
  23. 18
  24. 76
  25. 56
  26. 6
  27. 56
  28. 156
  29. 30
  30. 15
  31. 30
  32. 13
  33. 16
  34. 26
  35. 22
  36. 30
  37. 235
  38. 20
  39. 76
  40. 129

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