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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 720 · 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 had 500 litres of water. Now it has 270 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A storybook costs ₹120. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 410 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 250 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 29% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A kite costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A football costs ₹400. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank has 100 litres of water and 19% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A table fan costs ₹120. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank has 60 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A tank has 200 litres of water and 46% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.The price of a football comes down from ₹250 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 316 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹200 to ₹154. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 150 litres of water and 34% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 140 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 130 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 95 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 129 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a kite comes down from ₹40 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 105 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A cricket bat costs ₹400. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A water bottle costs ₹100. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 46
  2. 12
  3. 18
  4. 150
  5. 284
  6. 30
  7. 60
  8. 304
  9. 81
  10. 41
  11. 36
  12. 42
  13. 108
  14. 24
  15. 68
  16. 34
  17. 72
  18. 21
  19. 23
  20. 56
  21. 16
  22. 79
  23. 99
  24. 65
  25. 44
  26. 48
  27. 144
  28. 8
  29. 62
  30. 20
  31. 14
  32. 15
  33. 75
  34. 30
  35. 82
  36. 100
  37. 90
  38. 28
  39. 17
  40. 80

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