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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 615 · 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 400 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A pencil box costs ₹80. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 79% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 273 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 25 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹304. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 400 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.The price of a kite comes down from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A pencil box costs ₹60. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.The price of a kite comes down from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A school bag costs ₹20. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank has 80 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A torch costs ₹50. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 148 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 47%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 22 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 300 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹400 to ₹264. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 78%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.The price of a torch comes down from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 172 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank has 60 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹250 to ₹25. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 204 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 37% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A cricket bat costs ₹25. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹300 to ₹261. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹75. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 380
  2. 36
  3. 63
  4. 18
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 40
  8. 10
  9. 24
  10. 60
  11. 9
  12. 38
  13. 32
  14. 75
  15. 65
  16. 39
  17. 58
  18. 10
  19. 40
  20. 22
  21. 26
  22. 18
  23. 53
  24. 10
  25. 89
  26. 68
  27. 25
  28. 34
  29. 110
  30. 10
  31. 10
  32. 14
  33. 45
  34. 90
  35. 32
  36. 252
  37. 4
  38. 13
  39. 26
  40. 85

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