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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 485 · 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 400 runs in one match and 46% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 50 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A school bag costs ₹100. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank has 20 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 39% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 125 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 430 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 145 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 38 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 40 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A storybook costs ₹200. The price comes down by 31%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A tank has 40 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹50 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 40 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 240 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 216
  2. 36
  3. 38
  4. 54
  5. 36
  6. 88
  7. 60
  8. 15
  9. 80
  10. 75
  11. 12
  12. 3
  13. 15
  14. 244
  15. 16
  16. 50
  17. 70
  18. 24
  19. 56
  20. 55
  21. 50
  22. 14
  23. 42
  24. 5
  25. 10
  26. 60
  27. 30
  28. 138
  29. 26
  30. 66
  31. 4
  32. 18
  33. 6
  34. 16
  35. 45
  36. 45
  37. 75
  38. 45
  39. 28
  40. 40

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