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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 701 · 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 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 210 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹152. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 20 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 120 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.The price of a torch comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A storybook costs ₹80. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.The price of a football comes down from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 128 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 64 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A torch costs ₹50. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A tank has 400 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 22 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 55 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 185 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 160 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 33 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹250 to ₹70. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank has 60 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A torch costs ₹150. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.The price of a torch comes down from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹150 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 190 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 16
  3. 62
  4. 6
  5. 50
  6. 66
  7. 90
  8. 6
  9. 48
  10. 24
  11. 20
  12. 36
  13. 70
  14. 36
  15. 41
  16. 248
  17. 117
  18. 240
  19. 45
  20. 45
  21. 40
  22. 26
  23. 16
  24. 50
  25. 15
  26. 36
  27. 34
  28. 72
  29. 40
  30. 18
  31. 40
  32. 72
  33. 5
  34. 52
  35. 84
  36. 24
  37. 12
  38. 84
  39. 5
  40. 58

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