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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 67 · 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 40 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A school bag costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 192 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹200 to ₹190. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 332 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 312 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 175 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 50 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 75 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A table fan costs ₹300. The price comes down by 57%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 45 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 264 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 80 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 195 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A torch costs ₹80. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 112 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a football comes down from ₹250 to ₹100. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A water bottle costs ₹250. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 162 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 155 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 155 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank has 25 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 18
  3. 66
  4. 36
  5. 5
  6. 17
  7. 40
  8. 36
  9. 70
  10. 64
  11. 22
  12. 65
  13. 46
  14. 50
  15. 129
  16. 90
  17. 25
  18. 39
  19. 34
  20. 12
  21. 32
  22. 22
  23. 64
  24. 72
  25. 60
  26. 170
  27. 18
  28. 19
  29. 70
  30. 80
  31. 25
  32. 68
  33. 25
  34. 18
  35. 69
  36. 38
  37. 52
  38. 9
  39. 85
  40. 10

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