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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 668 · 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 storybook costs ₹100. The price comes down by 81%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A wall clock costs ₹500. The price comes down by 89%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 39 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 100 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A toy car costs ₹60. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank has 500 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A tank has 50 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 370 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 47 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A kite costs ₹150. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 150 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 112 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹200 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A kite costs ₹100. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 78 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 245 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 39 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A table fan costs ₹300. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 115 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. 55
  3. 35
  4. 74
  5. 7
  6. 27
  7. 28
  8. 20
  9. 50
  10. 13
  11. 26
  12. 8
  13. 15
  14. 45
  15. 22
  16. 50
  17. 50
  18. 26
  19. 6
  20. 135
  21. 80
  22. 126
  23. 246
  24. 45
  25. 44
  26. 42
  27. 21
  28. 85
  29. 60
  30. 60
  31. 61
  32. 380
  33. 17
  34. 51
  35. 16
  36. 74
  37. 195
  38. 77
  39. 40
  40. 30

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