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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 567 · 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 tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 80 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A tank has 250 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 44 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 400 litres of water and 54% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 42% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A football costs ₹120. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A tank has 250 litres of water and 18% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 146 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 89% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 8% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A wall clock costs ₹60. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 83 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹130. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 13% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A pencil box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A lunch box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 21%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 272 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A table fan costs ₹250. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.The price of a torch comes down from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 142 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A toy car costs ₹150. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 86
  3. 45
  4. 24
  5. 88
  6. 11
  7. 21
  8. 180
  9. 45
  10. 20
  11. 50
  12. 184
  13. 25
  14. 145
  15. 54
  16. 205
  17. 27
  18. 40
  19. 33
  20. 460
  21. 51
  22. 28
  23. 17
  24. 74
  25. 87
  26. 13
  27. 33
  28. 237
  29. 5
  30. 32
  31. 110
  32. 16
  33. 60
  34. 15
  35. 5
  36. 29
  37. 44
  38. 15
  39. 39
  40. 50

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