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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 823 · 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 25 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A kite costs ₹200. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 88 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 85 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A cricket bat costs ₹300. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank has 150 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 160 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 77% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A pencil box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹200 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A football costs ₹150. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 40 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank has 300 litres of water and 72% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 57% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A tank has 500 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 141 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A football costs ₹20. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 52 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank has 25 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 82% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.The price of a kite comes down from ₹500 to ₹420. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 27% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A storybook costs ₹80. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹35. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹292. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 56 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 140 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 132 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 100
  3. 36
  4. 40
  5. 60
  6. 56
  7. 72
  8. 55
  9. 15
  10. 45
  11. 75
  12. 20
  13. 23
  14. 336
  15. 73
  16. 87
  17. 65
  18. 70
  19. 70
  20. 75
  21. 6
  22. 84
  23. 86
  24. 475
  25. 25
  26. 53
  27. 9
  28. 35
  29. 23
  30. 62
  31. 72
  32. 16
  33. 219
  34. 52
  35. 86
  36. 27
  37. 44
  38. 44
  39. 25
  40. 34

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