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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 729 · 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 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 25 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 400 litres of water and 77% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 60 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 8 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A cricket bat costs ₹25. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A kite costs ₹150. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A cricket bat costs ₹60. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 69% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.The price of a torch comes down from ₹400 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 25 litres of water and 72% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A cricket bat costs ₹120. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 156 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A football costs ₹60. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a football comes down from ₹300 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹80 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 215 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 31 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹200 to ₹162. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹60 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A tank has 50 litres of water and 38% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 14
  3. 68
  4. 16
  5. 160
  6. 50
  7. 92
  8. 65
  9. 6
  10. 13
  11. 22
  12. 90
  13. 4
  14. 85
  15. 60
  16. 110
  17. 45
  18. 126
  19. 33
  20. 18
  21. 80
  22. 93
  23. 70
  24. 7
  25. 42
  26. 48
  27. 75
  28. 15
  29. 40
  30. 25
  31. 55
  32. 6
  33. 57
  34. 25
  35. 38
  36. 19
  37. 80
  38. 15
  39. 66
  40. 31

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