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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 536 · 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 torch costs ₹20. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A lunch box costs ₹80. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 117 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A school bag costs ₹200. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A table fan costs ₹200. The price comes down by 17%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A tank has 25 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A lunch box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank has 250 litres of water and 62% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A tank has 20 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A torch costs ₹25. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹400 to ₹104. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A cricket bat costs ₹300. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 235 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 102 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 40 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A pencil box costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A tank has 500 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 25 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 155 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A storybook costs ₹150. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 89 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price comes down by 23%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 37 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 300 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 48
  3. 48
  4. 22
  5. 160
  6. 166
  7. 8
  8. 4
  9. 36
  10. 18
  11. 24
  12. 18
  13. 51
  14. 95
  15. 18
  16. 9
  17. 60
  18. 74
  19. 135
  20. 6
  21. 15
  22. 10
  23. 36
  24. 425
  25. 80
  26. 19
  27. 38
  28. 126
  29. 11
  30. 50
  31. 231
  32. 20
  33. 16
  34. 17
  35. 63
  36. 65
  37. 16
  38. 30
  39. 40
  40. 60

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