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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 46 · 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 lunch box costs ₹80. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A lunch box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 250 litres of water and 46% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 67 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A lunch box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 372 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 380 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank has 20 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 400 litres of water and 69% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A tank has 60 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A tank has 20 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A tank has 500 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 41% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A toy car costs ₹150. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 29% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 136 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 20 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A tank has 100 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 150 litres of water and 82% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank has 60 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹400 to ₹228. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹124. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 120 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 15
  3. 10
  4. 19
  5. 17
  6. 135
  7. 33
  8. 29
  9. 7
  10. 24
  11. 2
  12. 85
  13. 124
  14. 9
  15. 11
  16. 380
  17. 236
  18. 21
  19. 90
  20. 117
  21. 19
  22. 355
  23. 32
  24. 25
  25. 26
  26. 64
  27. 13
  28. 3
  29. 48
  30. 17
  31. 70
  32. 27
  33. 24
  34. 55
  35. 43
  36. 69
  37. 18
  38. 82
  39. 102
  40. 18

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