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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 869 · 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 team scored 500 runs in one match and 95 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank has 200 litres of water and 17% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 395 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A football costs ₹250. The price comes down by 66%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a torch comes down from ₹120 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 12% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 108 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A water bottle costs ₹150. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A tank has 40 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹200 to ₹182. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A table fan costs ₹500. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 250 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 100 litres of water and 7% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A school bag costs ₹60. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 140 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 246 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A school bag costs ₹60. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A tank has 20 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 120 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 92 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹5. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 56 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A wall clock costs ₹50. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹60 to ₹51. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A wall clock costs ₹500. The price comes down by 17%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 261 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 81
  2. 166
  3. 18
  4. 21
  5. 85
  6. 68
  7. 28
  8. 80
  9. 88
  10. 64
  11. 8
  12. 34
  13. 108
  14. 30
  15. 9
  16. 475
  17. 32
  18. 10
  19. 12
  20. 50
  21. 84
  22. 200
  23. 60
  24. 93
  25. 12
  26. 30
  27. 400
  28. 18
  29. 33
  30. 16
  31. 60
  32. 108
  33. 260
  34. 77
  35. 75
  36. 44
  37. 36
  38. 15
  39. 415
  40. 13

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