Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
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.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 66 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 4.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A tank has 25 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 6.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
- 7.A tank has 80 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 8.A tank has 500 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 9.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.A tank has 200 litres of water and 89% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 11.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 15.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 11 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹155. What is the percentage decrease?
- 17.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A tank has 250 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹205. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 128 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 27.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 28.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 29.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 34 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 33.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 36.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹185. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 102 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A tank has 500 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 39.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 71% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 40.A school bag costs ₹150. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 4
- 45
- 15
- 20
- 10
- 15
- 36
- 225
- 40
- 22
- 67
- 5
- 76
- 13
- 56
- 38
- 10
- 10
- 85
- 5
- 25
- 190
- 59
- 68
- 10
- 14
- 26
- 8
- 83
- 15
- 88
- 117
- 64
- 16
- 4
- 26
- 15
- 400
- 116
- 129
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