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 120 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹93. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 39% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 8.A table fan costs ₹200. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 9.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 11.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 220 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 13.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A tank has 400 litres of water and 34% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 15.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 70 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 220 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A tank has 150 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 20.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A tank has 100 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 22.A tank has 400 litres of water and 38% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.A water bottle costs ₹250. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 69%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 26.A football costs ₹40. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 27.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 62 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A tank has 80 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 29.A lunch box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 31%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 30.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 31.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹120 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 288 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 192 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 276 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹300 to ₹240. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 60
- 38
- 25
- 66
- 84
- 50
- 122
- 170
- 5
- 9
- 12
- 78
- 85
- 264
- 72
- 81
- 12
- 85
- 78
- 5
- 14
- 248
- 120
- 85
- 31
- 32
- 38
- 76
- 207
- 180
- 65
- 70
- 68
- 55
- 28
- 52
- 32
- 24
- 31
- 20
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