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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 748 · 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 80 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 250 litres of water and 38% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 89%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank has 400 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 68% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 380 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.The price of a kite comes down from ₹25 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A kite costs ₹40. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 285 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 195 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹70. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 80 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank has 120 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 31% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 39 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹80 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 60 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 92 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.The price of a football comes down from ₹500 to ₹75. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹100 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 70
  3. 14
  4. 155
  5. 22
  6. 160
  7. 16
  8. 24
  9. 85
  10. 30
  11. 14
  12. 84
  13. 14
  14. 8
  15. 30
  16. 40
  17. 43
  18. 30
  19. 22
  20. 86
  21. 55
  22. 90
  23. 55
  24. 32
  25. 102
  26. 138
  27. 35
  28. 25
  29. 15
  30. 15
  31. 25
  32. 88
  33. 54
  34. 6
  35. 85
  36. 67
  37. 80
  38. 81
  39. 3
  40. 40

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