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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 739 · 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 wall clock costs ₹500. The price comes down by 59%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank has 100 litres of water and 69% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A toy car costs ₹40. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank has 300 litres of water and 17% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹50 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 68% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A tank has 40 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 450 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 300 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 340 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 228 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 350 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank has 300 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 56 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 126 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 250 litres of water and 54% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 128 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 345 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A storybook costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A tank has 150 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  32. 32.A tank has 120 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹184. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 500 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 55% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 205
  2. 9
  3. 31
  4. 6
  5. 249
  6. 68
  7. 8
  8. 24
  9. 10
  10. 282
  11. 85
  12. 10
  13. 15
  14. 43
  15. 30
  16. 10
  17. 60
  18. 258
  19. 85
  20. 86
  21. 16
  22. 115
  23. 36
  24. 48
  25. 20
  26. 31
  27. 55
  28. 25
  29. 70
  30. 30
  31. 114
  32. 108
  33. 76
  34. 54
  35. 40
  36. 70
  37. 170
  38. 27
  39. 65
  40. 13

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