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 lunch box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 2.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 29%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 3.A tank has 25 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 4.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 360 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A tank has 60 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 6.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 68% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 7.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A tank has 40 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 11.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 174 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 13 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A lunch box costs ₹60. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 19.The price of a torch comes down from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 21.A tank has 300 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 22.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 385 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A tank has 150 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 25.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 44 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 30.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 70 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 105 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹50 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹124. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 36.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 104 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A lunch box costs ₹80. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 38.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.A tank has 120 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
Answer key
- 2
- 142
- 12
- 10
- 27
- 8
- 28
- 8
- 10
- 14
- 62
- 13
- 80
- 8
- 35
- 70
- 15
- 15
- 15
- 44
- 75
- 5
- 23
- 105
- 80
- 38
- 60
- 78
- 4
- 86
- 30
- 84
- 65
- 69
- 120
- 48
- 8
- 24
- 60
- 90
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