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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 726 · 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 team scored 500 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A toy car costs ₹50. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 126 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 25 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹232. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 4 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 20 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 215 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A football costs ₹400. The price comes down by 79%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 200 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A cricket bat costs ₹400. The price comes down by 78%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 11 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank has 250 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A storybook costs ₹50. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 265 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank has 40 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A tank has 150 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A tank has 100 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A tank has 20 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 38 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 37% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 470
  2. 18
  3. 75
  4. 72
  5. 85
  6. 16
  7. 58
  8. 50
  9. 25
  10. 42
  11. 80
  12. 68
  13. 17
  14. 14
  15. 57
  16. 20
  17. 84
  18. 285
  19. 40
  20. 10
  21. 87
  22. 22
  23. 8
  24. 160
  25. 88
  26. 90
  27. 150
  28. 78
  29. 190
  30. 40
  31. 5
  32. 47
  33. 18
  34. 138
  35. 19
  36. 75
  37. 13
  38. 24
  39. 5
  40. 126

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