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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 700 · 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 tank has 120 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 50 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 38 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 80 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 210 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A football costs ₹400. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank has 20 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 55 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A pencil box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 34%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A tank has 25 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 43% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 8% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A torch costs ₹500. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹160. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A storybook costs ₹25. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 285 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹65. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A table fan costs ₹50. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 90
  3. 26
  4. 20
  5. 25
  6. 45
  7. 5
  8. 44
  9. 6
  10. 40
  11. 75
  12. 24
  13. 16
  14. 235
  15. 66
  16. 65
  17. 240
  18. 224
  19. 8
  20. 78
  21. 64
  22. 16
  23. 52
  24. 132
  25. 46
  26. 14
  27. 57
  28. 78
  29. 32
  30. 23
  31. 128
  32. 430
  33. 60
  34. 14
  35. 37
  36. 43
  37. 74
  38. 29
  39. 45
  40. 87

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