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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 493 · 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 table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A storybook costs ₹400. The price comes down by 26%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank has 400 litres of water and 13% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 112 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 215 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 20 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 51 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 320 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 74 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a kite comes down from ₹200 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹100 to ₹52. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 80 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 52 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹364. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A table fan costs ₹250. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A lunch box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 19% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A tank has 300 litres of water and 19% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A storybook costs ₹50. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank has 20 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 155 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 38 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 380 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 100 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 38
  2. 296
  3. 348
  4. 72
  5. 14
  6. 6
  7. 49
  8. 24
  9. 20
  10. 35
  11. 65
  12. 38
  13. 26
  14. 55
  15. 48
  16. 64
  17. 65
  18. 35
  19. 9
  20. 12
  21. 70
  22. 235
  23. 55
  24. 40
  25. 65
  26. 3
  27. 27
  28. 162
  29. 243
  30. 50
  31. 6
  32. 90
  33. 13
  34. 38
  35. 5
  36. 5
  37. 132
  38. 10
  39. 95
  40. 16

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