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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 548 · 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 25 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 176 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 250 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank has 120 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank has 25 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A tank has 50 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 7% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A tank has 50 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 73% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 185 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 200 litres of water and 68% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a football comes down from ₹100 to ₹69. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹144. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 154 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 20 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A kite costs ₹500. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A pencil box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank has 400 litres of water and 68% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹300 to ₹213. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 52
  3. 56
  4. 220
  5. 6
  6. 72
  7. 20
  8. 46
  9. 93
  10. 40
  11. 13
  12. 108
  13. 4
  14. 190
  15. 63
  16. 64
  17. 60
  18. 344
  19. 43
  20. 31
  21. 52
  22. 23
  23. 70
  24. 11
  25. 90
  26. 75
  27. 24
  28. 200
  29. 76
  30. 70
  31. 6
  32. 88
  33. 48
  34. 40
  35. 111
  36. 7
  37. 65
  38. 128
  39. 29
  40. 16

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