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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 721 · 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 football costs ₹120. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹50 to ₹37. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A wall clock costs ₹150. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a torch comes down from ₹250 to ₹160. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A cricket bat costs ₹80. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 148 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 440 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹204. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A wall clock costs ₹60. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank has 80 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A torch costs ₹50. The price comes down by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a torch comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A torch costs ₹25. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.The price of a torch comes down from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 40 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 273 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A torch costs ₹200. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹200 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹120 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹120 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank has 500 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 320 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 61 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 165 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 144 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 26
  3. 60
  4. 9
  5. 25
  6. 78
  7. 50
  8. 36
  9. 40
  10. 6
  11. 63
  12. 12
  13. 49
  14. 51
  15. 44
  16. 27
  17. 64
  18. 85
  19. 40
  20. 52
  21. 14
  22. 39
  23. 45
  24. 38
  25. 9
  26. 11
  27. 186
  28. 16
  29. 22
  30. 46
  31. 240
  32. 10
  33. 80
  34. 80
  35. 20
  36. 280
  37. 20
  38. 39
  39. 34
  40. 64

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