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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 499 · 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 20 runs in one match and 5 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A lunch box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 39%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 20 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 190 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.The price of a kite comes down from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A torch costs ₹50. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 39 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.The price of a kite comes down from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 78 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 500 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹50. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 54% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A tank has 150 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a kite comes down from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A tank has 100 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 123 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 38 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 175 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 138 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 390 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A storybook costs ₹150. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank has 300 litres of water and 89% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 183
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 62
  6. 28
  7. 55
  8. 56
  9. 20
  10. 41
  11. 36
  12. 15
  13. 75
  14. 35
  15. 111
  16. 50
  17. 20
  18. 48
  19. 42
  20. 85
  21. 260
  22. 50
  23. 69
  24. 111
  25. 55
  26. 125
  27. 26
  28. 16
  29. 57
  30. 28
  31. 18
  32. 62
  33. 65
  34. 18
  35. 54
  36. 50
  37. 44
  38. 22
  39. 72
  40. 33

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