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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 460 · 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 tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank has 20 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A table fan costs ₹100. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 7 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 44% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A storybook costs ₹80. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 215 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 26%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹250 to ₹50. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 40 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A tank has 250 litres of water and 58% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 310 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 75 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A toy car costs ₹60. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank has 500 litres of water and 63% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A pencil box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A lunch box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 135 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 192 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A wall clock costs ₹150. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 51 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A lunch box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 19%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank has 500 litres of water and 87% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a torch comes down from ₹500 to ₹50. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 34 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 11
  3. 19
  4. 80
  5. 70
  6. 10
  7. 14
  8. 72
  9. 88
  10. 14
  11. 28
  12. 14
  13. 111
  14. 80
  15. 6
  16. 105
  17. 36
  18. 38
  19. 75
  20. 42
  21. 22
  22. 185
  23. 15
  24. 117
  25. 52
  26. 135
  27. 20
  28. 46
  29. 52
  30. 21
  31. 18
  32. 15
  33. 324
  34. 60
  35. 65
  36. 65
  37. 17
  38. 64
  39. 90
  40. 15

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