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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 829 · 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 kite comes down from ₹150 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank has 60 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank has 400 litres of water and 11% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 141 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a football comes down from ₹300 to ₹132. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 66 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 190 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A tank has 150 litres of water and 82% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.The price of a football comes down from ₹80 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a torch comes down from ₹200 to ₹176. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹500 to ₹375. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 55 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A wall clock costs ₹50. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A torch costs ₹400. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹400 to ₹288. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 40 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 62 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 4 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank has 400 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  32. 32.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 96 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹500 to ₹145. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 62
  2. 36
  3. 175
  4. 356
  5. 6
  6. 56
  7. 45
  8. 32
  9. 24
  10. 9
  11. 27
  12. 80
  13. 70
  14. 12
  15. 81
  16. 64
  17. 90
  18. 88
  19. 25
  20. 18
  21. 78
  22. 40
  23. 41
  24. 10
  25. 376
  26. 15
  27. 28
  28. 12
  29. 38
  30. 90
  31. 120
  32. 21
  33. 4
  34. 75
  35. 20
  36. 28
  37. 6
  38. 28
  39. 71
  40. 65

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