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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 759 · 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.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 300 litres of water and 23% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹500 to ₹455. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A school bag costs ₹250. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 33 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 265 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 300 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A table fan costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A football costs ₹100. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A tank has 200 litres of water and 81% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 44 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹70. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 50 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 69 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 100 litres of water and 21% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 110 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 200 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 215 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 68 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A water bottle costs ₹200. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A tank has 150 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  32. 32.A tank has 40 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 33 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 425 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹120 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A storybook costs ₹80. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 16
  3. 231
  4. 9
  5. 195
  6. 66
  7. 60
  8. 304
  9. 62
  10. 45
  11. 50
  12. 47
  13. 132
  14. 55
  15. 36
  16. 70
  17. 93
  18. 38
  19. 12
  20. 72
  21. 42
  22. 55
  23. 31
  24. 79
  25. 56
  26. 20
  27. 14
  28. 15
  29. 190
  30. 64
  31. 138
  32. 38
  33. 64
  34. 34
  35. 15
  36. 85
  37. 32
  38. 32
  39. 30
  40. 62

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