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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 70 · 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 lunch box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 42% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹200 to ₹52. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 188 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹31. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 80 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 46% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A tank has 40 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 160 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a torch comes down from ₹50 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 250 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 400 litres of water and 54% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹52. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹200 to ₹66. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 19% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A pencil box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A tank has 400 litres of water and 31% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A pencil box costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A tank has 20 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A wall clock costs ₹120. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹86. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 116
  3. 40
  4. 25
  5. 74
  6. 6
  7. 69
  8. 76
  9. 48
  10. 10
  11. 15
  12. 135
  13. 10
  14. 25
  15. 70
  16. 20
  17. 36
  18. 62
  19. 180
  20. 84
  21. 184
  22. 35
  23. 67
  24. 15
  25. 162
  26. 5
  27. 215
  28. 276
  29. 54
  30. 77
  31. 8
  32. 50
  33. 34
  34. 8
  35. 88
  36. 38
  37. 54
  38. 18
  39. 14
  40. 90

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