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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 861 · 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 cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank has 60 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 47 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 60 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A tank has 40 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 93 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 108 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  11. 11.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A tank has 50 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a torch comes down from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A kite costs ₹300. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 213 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a football comes down from ₹60 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 40 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 17% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A pencil box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 128 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A cricket bat costs ₹60. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 316 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 188 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 50 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A lunch box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹500 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank has 250 litres of water and 82% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 40 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 235 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 6
  3. 6
  4. 39
  5. 12
  6. 28
  7. 85
  8. 7
  9. 10
  10. 12
  11. 85
  12. 20
  13. 22
  14. 40
  15. 60
  16. 5
  17. 54
  18. 48
  19. 10
  20. 29
  21. 65
  22. 58
  23. 24
  24. 332
  25. 15
  26. 68
  27. 15
  28. 21
  29. 19
  30. 14
  31. 53
  32. 44
  33. 184
  34. 55
  35. 45
  36. 50
  37. 14
  38. 26
  39. 6
  40. 88

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