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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 527 · 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 120 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 192 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 25 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A school bag costs ₹100. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A table fan costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 230 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 100 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 62% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A wall clock costs ₹500. The price comes down by 61%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A torch costs ₹80. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 5 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank has 120 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 50 litres of water and 76% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 500 litres of water and 62% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 7 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A storybook costs ₹400. The price comes down by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A tank has 300 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  32. 32.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank has 100 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A tank has 250 litres of water and 32% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 138 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 162 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 72
  3. 36
  4. 50
  5. 82
  6. 16
  7. 180
  8. 55
  9. 8
  10. 72
  11. 95
  12. 195
  13. 48
  14. 15
  15. 13
  16. 80
  17. 66
  18. 5
  19. 35
  20. 70
  21. 25
  22. 40
  23. 78
  24. 20
  25. 12
  26. 5
  27. 190
  28. 65
  29. 87
  30. 216
  31. 78
  32. 10
  33. 85
  34. 83
  35. 70
  36. 170
  37. 54
  38. 46
  39. 430
  40. 56

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