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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 506 · 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 cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A cricket bat costs ₹120. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A lunch box costs ₹60. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank has 20 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹80 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 25 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 95 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A toy car costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 164 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank has 300 litres of water and 53% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹400 to ₹224. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 25 litres of water and 88% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A tank has 250 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 375 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹100 to ₹91. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 54% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A school bag costs ₹400. The price comes down by 58%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A torch costs ₹200. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A pencil box costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A storybook costs ₹250. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 300 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 280 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A pencil box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A tank has 80 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A toy car costs ₹500. The price comes down by 23%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A tank has 100 litres of water and 87% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹500 to ₹115. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 60
  3. 27
  4. 34
  5. 10
  6. 48
  7. 85
  8. 90
  9. 81
  10. 18
  11. 79
  12. 45
  13. 59
  14. 30
  15. 102
  16. 7
  17. 141
  18. 44
  19. 65
  20. 3
  21. 40
  22. 25
  23. 65
  24. 9
  25. 46
  26. 168
  27. 190
  28. 38
  29. 210
  30. 25
  31. 312
  32. 30
  33. 210
  34. 68
  35. 385
  36. 13
  37. 135
  38. 16
  39. 77
  40. 34

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