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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 628 · 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 tank has 150 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A football costs ₹50. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank has 300 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹100 to ₹93. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 50 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 430 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank has 250 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 78 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 80 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A tank has 20 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹95. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 33% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A toy car costs ₹20. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank has 200 litres of water and 63% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹47. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹400 to ₹104. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A tank has 200 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A toy car costs ₹120. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 17% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹200 to ₹122. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 57 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank has 50 litres of water and 42% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 68 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 33%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 36
  3. 46
  4. 5
  5. 48
  6. 28
  7. 7
  8. 46
  9. 50
  10. 80
  11. 85
  12. 30
  13. 20
  14. 14
  15. 24
  16. 34
  17. 130
  18. 74
  19. 72
  20. 13
  21. 81
  22. 70
  23. 268
  24. 8
  25. 74
  26. 53
  27. 74
  28. 330
  29. 168
  30. 90
  31. 5
  32. 83
  33. 39
  34. 5
  35. 29
  36. 90
  37. 15
  38. 134
  39. 65
  40. 56

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