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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 534 · 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 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank has 500 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 56 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A torch costs ₹100. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 34 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹300 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 13 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 200 litres of water and 68% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A toy car costs ₹60. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 32% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹500 to ₹385. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 130 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank has 25 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A cricket bat costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A school bag costs ₹500. The price comes down by 49%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 212 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 225 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 32% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 19
  3. 40
  4. 85
  5. 375
  6. 13
  7. 30
  8. 48
  9. 90
  10. 30
  11. 84
  12. 65
  13. 15
  14. 36
  15. 88
  16. 4
  17. 44
  18. 35
  19. 64
  20. 6
  21. 25
  22. 88
  23. 220
  24. 25
  25. 58
  26. 17
  27. 23
  28. 65
  29. 48
  30. 10
  31. 76
  32. 96
  33. 65
  34. 72
  35. 10
  36. 60
  37. 255
  38. 47
  39. 10
  40. 102

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