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 400 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 240 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 230 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 6.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 295 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 31 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A tank has 200 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A torch costs ₹200. The price comes down by 26%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 12.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 14.A tank has 80 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 15.A tank has 40 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 16.A pencil box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 17.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 18.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 89%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 19.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A tank has 60 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 22.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 23.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 23% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 24.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A tank has 100 litres of water and 17% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 26.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹300 to ₹267. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 140 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.The price of a torch comes down from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 31.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 46 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 304 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹43. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹300 to ₹231. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹200 to ₹64. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A football costs ₹500. The price comes down by 53%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 39.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 176 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 40
- 40
- 8
- 90
- 18
- 41
- 38
- 112
- 35
- 90
- 148
- 76
- 48
- 56
- 32
- 22
- 57
- 33
- 85
- 20
- 6
- 8
- 231
- 45
- 83
- 11
- 65
- 79
- 20
- 4
- 54
- 70
- 70
- 24
- 57
- 23
- 68
- 235
- 56
- 12
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