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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 552 · 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 60 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 29% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 36%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank has 300 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank has 120 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 165 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 104 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 43 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹300 to ₹243. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A storybook costs ₹25. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 126 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 400 litres of water and 67% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A table fan costs ₹500. The price comes down by 39%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A table fan costs ₹80. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A storybook costs ₹120. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 180 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A torch costs ₹500. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A cricket bat costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A lunch box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 20 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank has 40 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 31% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A wall clock costs ₹150. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 38
  3. 355
  4. 16
  5. 21
  6. 276
  7. 36
  8. 45
  9. 70
  10. 74
  11. 14
  12. 19
  13. 60
  14. 19
  15. 37
  16. 132
  17. 305
  18. 64
  19. 19
  20. 45
  21. 40
  22. 66
  23. 30
  24. 40
  25. 60
  26. 57
  27. 24
  28. 26
  29. 76
  30. 42
  31. 68
  32. 19
  33. 84
  34. 85
  35. 6
  36. 300
  37. 345
  38. 129
  39. 10
  40. 60

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