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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 744 · 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 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A storybook costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank has 25 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 252 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A toy car costs ₹50. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank has 25 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A toy car costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A kite costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.The price of a kite comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 25 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 120 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹80 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A school bag costs ₹400. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 98 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A storybook costs ₹120. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹120 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a football comes down from ₹60 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 40 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 201 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 2 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 56 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 12
  3. 16
  4. 16
  5. 21
  6. 20
  7. 30
  8. 37
  9. 57
  10. 40
  11. 14
  12. 90
  13. 18
  14. 57
  15. 34
  16. 50
  17. 4
  18. 50
  19. 78
  20. 80
  21. 340
  22. 19
  23. 15
  24. 55
  25. 51
  26. 36
  27. 32
  28. 320
  29. 16
  30. 75
  31. 25
  32. 10
  33. 80
  34. 70
  35. 12
  36. 16
  37. 26
  38. 33
  39. 90
  40. 30

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