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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 487 · 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 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A wall clock costs ₹20. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank has 60 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank has 300 litres of water and 11% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank has 20 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 258 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 138 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹232. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 150 litres of water and 18% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a kite comes down from ₹60 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 25 litres of water and 76% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 50 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹380. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 250 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 150 litres of water and 32% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A cricket bat costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 156
  2. 7
  3. 36
  4. 267
  5. 14
  6. 14
  7. 20
  8. 90
  9. 14
  10. 370
  11. 8
  12. 12
  13. 67
  14. 54
  15. 60
  16. 70
  17. 90
  18. 60
  19. 42
  20. 123
  21. 60
  22. 80
  23. 84
  24. 25
  25. 6
  26. 25
  27. 44
  28. 32
  29. 57
  30. 18
  31. 30
  32. 90
  33. 5
  34. 15
  35. 50
  36. 75
  37. 102
  38. 225
  39. 85
  40. 57

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