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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 472 · 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 has 250 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A tank has 20 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 66%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank has 120 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A wall clock costs ₹120. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a football comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A table fan costs ₹25. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹40 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹268. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A cricket bat costs ₹100. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A tank has 500 litres of water and 31% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 38%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 200 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹120 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 46 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 60 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A tank has 25 litres of water and 68% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank has 40 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 23% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A table fan costs ₹250. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 50 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A football costs ₹100. The price comes down by 17%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank has 300 litres of water and 7% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A lunch box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 230
  2. 2
  3. 10
  4. 51
  5. 2
  6. 60
  7. 12
  8. 60
  9. 10
  10. 80
  11. 5
  12. 12
  13. 7
  14. 70
  15. 33
  16. 32
  17. 78
  18. 345
  19. 310
  20. 20
  21. 70
  22. 16
  23. 8
  24. 12
  25. 90
  26. 8
  27. 38
  28. 308
  29. 76
  30. 75
  31. 50
  32. 10
  33. 46
  34. 40
  35. 25
  36. 83
  37. 279
  38. 16
  39. 23
  40. 47

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