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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 747 · 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 lunch box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A school bag costs ₹120. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A tank has 20 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 240 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 356 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A storybook costs ₹50. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A torch costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 68% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A toy car costs ₹150. The price comes down by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank has 25 litres of water and 68% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A torch costs ₹300. The price comes down by 62%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 112 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A kite costs ₹40. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A tank has 200 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A school bag costs ₹60. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹68. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 34 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A water bottle costs ₹100. The price comes down by 43%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 102 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 100 litres of water and 88% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹2. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A wall clock costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 60
  3. 7
  4. 20
  5. 11
  6. 41
  7. 38
  8. 15
  9. 60
  10. 48
  11. 81
  12. 8
  13. 114
  14. 72
  15. 79
  16. 20
  17. 7
  18. 128
  19. 12
  20. 48
  21. 30
  22. 55
  23. 56
  24. 78
  25. 83
  26. 76
  27. 15
  28. 57
  29. 80
  30. 20
  31. 66
  32. 12
  33. 60
  34. 90
  35. 168
  36. 90
  37. 34
  38. 3
  39. 43
  40. 310

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