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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 611 · 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 cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A tank has 25 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank has 25 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank has 250 litres of water and 64% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A school bag costs ₹50. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A storybook costs ₹60. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A football costs ₹150. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A football costs ₹50. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹249. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 102 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹120 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A torch costs ₹60. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 40 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank has 200 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A school bag costs ₹400. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank has 25 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 144 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 156 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 52% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a torch comes down from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹300 to ₹180. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 21
  4. 74
  5. 90
  6. 100
  7. 58
  8. 41
  9. 24
  10. 66
  11. 7
  12. 88
  13. 10
  14. 17
  15. 15
  16. 80
  17. 60
  18. 80
  19. 21
  20. 64
  21. 22
  22. 170
  23. 39
  24. 56
  25. 260
  26. 40
  27. 186
  28. 55
  29. 10
  30. 64
  31. 61
  32. 30
  33. 24
  34. 56
  35. 18
  36. 60
  37. 70
  38. 10
  39. 40
  40. 45

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