Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
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.A tank has 80 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 2.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 38 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 102 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 5.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A tank has 200 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 9.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹300 to ₹63. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 76 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.A football costs ₹120. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 13.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 376 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹200 to ₹128. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 88 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 18.A tank has 60 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 19.A football costs ₹60. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 20.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 22.A tank has 200 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 24.A lunch box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 37%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 25.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.The price of a kite comes down from ₹120 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 29.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹52. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 32.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A tank has 100 litres of water and 62% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 34.A tank has 250 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 35.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 58% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 37.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 126 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 40.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 28
- 5
- 32
- 18
- 65
- 45
- 28
- 50
- 79
- 24
- 58
- 42
- 6
- 90
- 36
- 12
- 54
- 15
- 45
- 40
- 8
- 144
- 85
- 189
- 10
- 5
- 90
- 3
- 16
- 87
- 304
- 60
- 38
- 75
- 64
- 126
- 16
- 155
- 13
- 25
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