Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
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.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.A tank has 500 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 3.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 5.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 6.A tank has 40 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 7.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 104 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 9.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹200 to ₹46. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 52% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 12.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A toy car costs ₹250. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 15.A lunch box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 57%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 16.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 140 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹500 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 19.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A tank has 100 litres of water and 72% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 21.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 63 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 23.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A tank has 100 litres of water and 37% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 25.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 455 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A tank has 25 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 28.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 29.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 30.A tank has 300 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 31.A tank has 400 litres of water and 53% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 32.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 425 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A table fan costs ₹25. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 34.A kite costs ₹250. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 35.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 46 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 35 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price comes down by 74%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 40.A wall clock costs ₹400. The price comes down by 78%. What is the new price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 90
- 275
- 35
- 2
- 15
- 38
- 48
- 12
- 80
- 77
- 240
- 75
- 50
- 150
- 86
- 44
- 76
- 7
- 28
- 28
- 37
- 14
- 35
- 63
- 9
- 72
- 23
- 164
- 114
- 102
- 188
- 15
- 23
- 110
- 25
- 8
- 86
- 102
- 78
- 88
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