Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
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.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.A tank has 250 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 3.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.A tank has 250 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 6.A tank has 300 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 7.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹120 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A wall clock costs ₹100. The price comes down by 11%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 12.A tank has 250 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 13.A torch costs ₹50. The price comes down by 62%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 14.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹100 to ₹52. What is the percentage decrease?
- 16.A wall clock costs ₹150. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 17.The price of a torch comes down from ₹400 to ₹148. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 20.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 123 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 22.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 81 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 73% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 24.A pencil box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 25.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.A tank has 20 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 27.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 64 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 28.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 31.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 32.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 33.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 13 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 36.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 37.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A tank has 200 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 39.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 33 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 40.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 87
- 190
- 70
- 20
- 180
- 285
- 50
- 35
- 65
- 8
- 89
- 125
- 19
- 85
- 48
- 69
- 63
- 44
- 18
- 18
- 60
- 46
- 54
- 84
- 18
- 16
- 20
- 15
- 48
- 220
- 50
- 32
- 35
- 30
- 42
- 18
- 84
- 88
- 45
- 8
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