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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 571 · 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.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹400 to ₹276. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A toy car costs ₹250. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank has 20 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank has 25 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 62% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank has 25 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank has 500 litres of water and 29% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 304 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 400 litres of water and 59% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 200 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A toy car costs ₹80. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹93. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A water bottle costs ₹50. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A table fan costs ₹300. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A football costs ₹60. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank has 120 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 50 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹400 to ₹44. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹80 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank has 100 litres of water and 19% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 100 litres of water and 73% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 85 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 31
  2. 175
  3. 16
  4. 4
  5. 19
  6. 5
  7. 355
  8. 68
  9. 24
  10. 164
  11. 5
  12. 40
  13. 50
  14. 32
  15. 72
  16. 30
  17. 69
  18. 22
  19. 32
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. 44
  23. 10
  24. 228
  25. 5
  26. 30
  27. 90
  28. 85
  29. 40
  30. 17
  31. 75
  32. 25
  33. 89
  34. 70
  35. 81
  36. 5
  37. 27
  38. 82
  39. 66
  40. 90

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