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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 83 · 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 water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A torch costs ₹200. The price comes down by 61%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 87%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A pencil box costs ₹40. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank has 60 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 37 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 85 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 96 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 195 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 111 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹150 to ₹96. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A tank has 300 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 25 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹120 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 11% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 87 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 200 litres of water and 47% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 267 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank has 150 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 80 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 90
  3. 78
  4. 39
  5. 24
  6. 57
  7. 26
  8. 83
  9. 36
  10. 22
  11. 63
  12. 25
  13. 76
  14. 36
  15. 90
  16. 141
  17. 9
  18. 90
  19. 90
  20. 75
  21. 36
  22. 30
  23. 12
  24. 19
  25. 70
  26. 36
  27. 70
  28. 35
  29. 178
  30. 110
  31. 42
  32. 106
  33. 82
  34. 11
  35. 135
  36. 62
  37. 76
  38. 60
  39. 72
  40. 41

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