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 50 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 3.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 124 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A tank has 120 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 5.A wall clock costs ₹400. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 6.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 7.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 9.A tank has 80 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 10.A tank has 80 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 11.A tank has 200 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 12.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 13.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
- 14.The price of a kite comes down from ₹200 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A tank has 250 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 16.A tank has 100 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 17.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 18.A tank has 25 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 19.A tank has 200 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 20.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 70 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A football costs ₹500. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 22.A tank has 50 litres of water and 16% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 25.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 205 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 27.A tank has 40 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 28.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹20 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
- 29.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 56 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 61% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 32.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹50 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 34.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 36.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 37.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 39.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 40.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹500 to ₹345. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer key
- 36
- 10
- 38
- 66
- 160
- 148
- 60
- 13
- 64
- 32
- 190
- 120
- 24
- 40
- 40
- 60
- 44
- 5
- 90
- 72
- 300
- 42
- 312
- 7
- 59
- 10
- 10
- 60
- 45
- 30
- 117
- 70
- 2
- 28
- 240
- 16
- 12
- 3
- 17
- 31
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