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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 488 · 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.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 83 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 100 litres of water and 7% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A kite costs ₹300. The price comes down by 27%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 216 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 250 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 152 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A kite costs ₹300. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 60 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 255 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 132 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 39 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹5. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 100 litres of water and 81% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank has 40 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 235 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A torch costs ₹500. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A pencil box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank has 200 litres of water and 21% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A school bag costs ₹150. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 81 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 140 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 110 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹50 to ₹43. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 17
  3. 93
  4. 28
  5. 30
  6. 10
  7. 5
  8. 85
  9. 219
  10. 20
  11. 28
  12. 50
  13. 24
  14. 6
  15. 24
  16. 120
  17. 85
  18. 49
  19. 12
  20. 35
  21. 8
  22. 25
  23. 36
  24. 10
  25. 160
  26. 80
  27. 19
  28. 28
  29. 25
  30. 6
  31. 375
  32. 25
  33. 18
  34. 288
  35. 158
  36. 132
  37. 73
  38. 44
  39. 45
  40. 14

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