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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 704 · 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.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 14 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 129 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A kite costs ₹300. The price comes down by 33%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank has 50 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank has 150 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A football costs ₹100. The price comes down by 83%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A tank has 40 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A storybook costs ₹40. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A kite costs ₹250. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A tank has 20 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 50 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank has 100 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A tank has 20 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 47%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 120 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 208 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹92. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 74% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 87%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A tank has 200 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A tank has 200 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A school bag costs ₹150. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 360 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A wall clock costs ₹100. The price comes down by 9%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 183 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 270 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹20 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 65
  3. 50
  4. 14
  5. 201
  6. 30
  7. 72
  8. 39
  9. 17
  10. 38
  11. 12
  12. 90
  13. 13
  14. 8
  15. 15
  16. 22
  17. 92
  18. 8
  19. 55
  20. 159
  21. 60
  22. 90
  23. 50
  24. 48
  25. 77
  26. 39
  27. 66
  28. 13
  29. 176
  30. 20
  31. 141
  32. 28
  33. 9
  34. 91
  35. 39
  36. 10
  37. 16
  38. 360
  39. 25
  40. 30

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