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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 518 · 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 water bottle costs ₹120. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A pencil box costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 184 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 170 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 25 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 69 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A football costs ₹500. The price comes down by 9%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 38 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A toy car costs ₹20. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹66. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 156 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A table fan costs ₹40. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A wall clock costs ₹400. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 200 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹100 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 70 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 62% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 39 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 11 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 114
  2. 40
  3. 34
  4. 8
  5. 28
  6. 12
  7. 66
  8. 36
  9. 36
  10. 66
  11. 20
  12. 15
  13. 77
  14. 455
  15. 86
  16. 5
  17. 88
  18. 8
  19. 56
  20. 28
  21. 36
  22. 30
  23. 54
  24. 22
  25. 16
  26. 82
  27. 82
  28. 6
  29. 208
  30. 64
  31. 25
  32. 35
  33. 20
  34. 85
  35. 25
  36. 72
  37. 190
  38. 18
  39. 61
  40. 45

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