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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 591 · 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 toy car comes down from ₹100 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank has 300 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a torch comes down from ₹300 to ₹195. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 150 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 285 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 60 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 248 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 252 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 52% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A tank has 500 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 47 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹20 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank has 50 litres of water and 64% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  32. 32.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 220 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 38 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 249 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 75 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹20 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 61
  2. 132
  3. 64
  4. 35
  5. 45
  6. 40
  7. 43
  8. 51
  9. 6
  10. 38
  11. 20
  12. 66
  13. 51
  14. 37
  15. 24
  16. 79
  17. 120
  18. 475
  19. 32
  20. 76
  21. 60
  22. 5
  23. 50
  24. 8
  25. 72
  26. 50
  27. 34
  28. 60
  29. 6
  30. 70
  31. 18
  32. 210
  33. 10
  34. 12
  35. 15
  36. 5
  37. 17
  38. 85
  39. 70
  40. 65

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