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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 654 · 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 250 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A torch costs ₹80. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank has 400 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A toy car costs ₹250. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A school bag costs ₹200. The price comes down by 19%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A tank has 250 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A toy car costs ₹20. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank has 400 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank has 500 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A storybook costs ₹25. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹100 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A wall clock costs ₹200. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank has 60 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A toy car costs ₹25. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 100 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank has 25 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A tank has 120 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A table fan costs ₹25. The price comes down by 36%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 305 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A storybook costs ₹150. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹20 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 125
  2. 5
  3. 90
  4. 60
  5. 160
  6. 90
  7. 162
  8. 125
  9. 72
  10. 4
  11. 80
  12. 15
  13. 10
  14. 80
  15. 17
  16. 56
  17. 85
  18. 164
  19. 27
  20. 17
  21. 35
  22. 58
  23. 52
  24. 50
  25. 4
  26. 84
  27. 75
  28. 36
  29. 30
  30. 96
  31. 16
  32. 39
  33. 15
  34. 5
  35. 72
  36. 55
  37. 60
  38. 102
  39. 14
  40. 80

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