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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 577 · 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 500 runs in one match and 325 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank has 40 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 40 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 17% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A pencil box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 37%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 82% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 31% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 255 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 39% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 68 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 200 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A torch costs ₹250. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹100 to ₹94. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A football costs ₹120. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 44% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A wall clock costs ₹50. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A toy car costs ₹50. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a kite comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A lunch box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 65 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A table fan costs ₹300. The price comes down by 13%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.The price of a torch comes down from ₹25 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 11 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 48
  3. 10
  4. 18
  5. 352
  6. 24
  7. 45
  8. 26
  9. 66
  10. 332
  11. 315
  12. 9
  13. 207
  14. 49
  15. 244
  16. 68
  17. 15
  18. 15
  19. 90
  20. 120
  21. 100
  22. 55
  23. 9
  24. 90
  25. 6
  26. 24
  27. 114
  28. 28
  29. 140
  30. 16
  31. 26
  32. 73
  33. 30
  34. 50
  35. 12
  36. 87
  37. 261
  38. 88
  39. 45
  40. 70

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