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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 496 · 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 200 runs in one match and 116 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹400 to ₹100. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A school bag costs ₹80. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A tank has 300 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A tank has 20 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 195 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 115 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 120 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 100 litres of water and 58% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 425 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank has 300 litres of water and 89% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A pencil box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 69%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 86 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a torch comes down from ₹150 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 53
  3. 76
  4. 75
  5. 44
  6. 26
  7. 25
  8. 19
  9. 16
  10. 45
  11. 55
  12. 8
  13. 35
  14. 54
  15. 186
  16. 86
  17. 35
  18. 400
  19. 10
  20. 18
  21. 40
  22. 42
  23. 54
  24. 78
  25. 50
  26. 24
  27. 5
  28. 15
  29. 33
  30. 54
  31. 85
  32. 20
  33. 57
  34. 64
  35. 32
  36. 124
  37. 14
  38. 88
  39. 36
  40. 15

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