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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 507 · 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 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 60 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank has 60 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank has 50 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹80 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A lunch box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 82%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A pencil box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 4 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A tank has 25 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 58%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 248 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 300 litres of water and 47% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A torch costs ₹300. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 190 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 340 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 47 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 368 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 249 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 100 litres of water and 29% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.The price of a torch comes down from ₹60 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 88 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A torch costs ₹300. The price comes down by 81%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 85
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 24
  5. 40
  6. 88
  7. 65
  8. 45
  9. 28
  10. 30
  11. 64
  12. 5
  13. 90
  14. 84
  15. 13
  16. 20
  17. 52
  18. 60
  19. 36
  20. 270
  21. 21
  22. 60
  23. 38
  24. 159
  25. 11
  26. 234
  27. 60
  28. 5
  29. 20
  30. 60
  31. 44
  32. 32
  33. 80
  34. 53
  35. 8
  36. 17
  37. 71
  38. 75
  39. 12
  40. 57

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