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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 824 · 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 school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹46. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A water bottle costs ₹400. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 250 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 85 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 76% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 150 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A wall clock costs ₹20. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A cricket bat costs ₹100. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A kite costs ₹80. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 50 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A tank has 25 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A torch costs ₹300. The price comes down by 11%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A water bottle costs ₹250. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A kite costs ₹80. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank has 40 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank has 120 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹500 to ₹355. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a kite comes down from ₹300 to ₹174. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹60 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 234 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹234. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A toy car costs ₹150. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹100 to ₹37. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A cricket bat costs ₹25. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A storybook costs ₹50. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 68
  2. 30
  3. 36
  4. 8
  5. 288
  6. 24
  7. 35
  8. 180
  9. 83
  10. 60
  11. 40
  12. 60
  13. 10
  14. 8
  15. 6
  16. 75
  17. 90
  18. 28
  19. 50
  20. 30
  21. 15
  22. 267
  23. 45
  24. 230
  25. 80
  26. 60
  27. 26
  28. 45
  29. 96
  30. 29
  31. 42
  32. 17
  33. 70
  34. 22
  35. 22
  36. 66
  37. 63
  38. 9
  39. 84
  40. 6

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