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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 87 · 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 kite costs ₹250. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A lunch box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank has 120 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 180 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 336 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹300 to ₹237. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 58% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank has 400 litres of water and 77% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A tank has 300 litres of water and 42% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 300 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 200 litres of water and 71% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A tank has 80 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank has 500 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A table fan costs ₹400. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 22 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 129 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 2 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank has 100 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 330 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank has 300 litres of water and 66% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 117 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹120 to ₹96. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 172 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 230
  2. 36
  3. 18
  4. 82
  5. 8
  6. 30
  7. 28
  8. 16
  9. 21
  10. 12
  11. 90
  12. 21
  13. 16
  14. 92
  15. 70
  16. 84
  17. 180
  18. 174
  19. 40
  20. 58
  21. 18
  22. 110
  23. 65
  24. 60
  25. 8
  26. 32
  27. 320
  28. 336
  29. 45
  30. 57
  31. 90
  32. 86
  33. 84
  34. 16
  35. 34
  36. 102
  37. 46
  38. 61
  39. 20
  40. 57

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