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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 773 · 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 tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A torch costs ₹250. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 69 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 215 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 20 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 153 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 20 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 220 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 120 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 82 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A tank has 60 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A tank has 60 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank has 40 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 49% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A tank has 400 litres of water and 22% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹200 to ₹142. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank has 250 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 7% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 44 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 165 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 94 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A torch costs ₹20. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 460 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A cricket bat costs ₹300. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 75
  3. 198
  4. 77
  5. 57
  6. 12
  7. 70
  8. 82
  9. 49
  10. 4
  11. 56
  12. 14
  13. 68
  14. 72
  15. 18
  16. 28
  17. 88
  18. 20
  19. 220
  20. 48
  21. 18
  22. 24
  23. 255
  24. 312
  25. 25
  26. 29
  27. 90
  28. 86
  29. 225
  30. 465
  31. 88
  32. 12
  33. 34
  34. 6
  35. 17
  36. 10
  37. 25
  38. 8
  39. 84
  40. 252

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