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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 667 · 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 100 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 41%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 282 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. 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 tank has 300 litres of water and 67% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A tank has 25 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 82 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 40 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 49 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 225 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A pencil box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 94 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹150 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 65 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 100 litres of water and 31% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 500 litres of water and 51% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 114 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹20 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 35 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 132 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 87% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 118
  3. 6
  4. 65
  5. 55
  6. 30
  7. 70
  8. 46
  9. 99
  10. 4
  11. 20
  12. 18
  13. 30
  14. 51
  15. 10
  16. 90
  17. 90
  18. 53
  19. 68
  20. 20
  21. 78
  22. 35
  23. 69
  24. 20
  25. 40
  26. 70
  27. 111
  28. 80
  29. 50
  30. 86
  31. 50
  32. 245
  33. 62
  34. 65
  35. 40
  36. 30
  37. 60
  38. 67
  39. 25
  40. 52

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