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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 871 · 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 tank has 100 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 166 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹150 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A toy car costs ₹120. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A storybook costs ₹120. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹445. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 316 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A football costs ₹300. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A lunch box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 58%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A torch costs ₹250. The price comes down by 66%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  16. 16.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 29% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A tank has 80 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹250 to ₹85. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 300 litres of water and 71% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A pencil box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 7%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹252. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A school bag costs ₹250. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A football costs ₹500. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A toy car costs ₹250. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 46% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 132 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 17
  3. 62
  4. 35
  5. 102
  6. 72
  7. 11
  8. 68
  9. 85
  10. 25
  11. 21
  12. 156
  13. 63
  14. 85
  15. 15
  16. 284
  17. 28
  18. 66
  19. 220
  20. 8
  21. 10
  22. 12
  23. 20
  24. 20
  25. 35
  26. 75
  27. 72
  28. 87
  29. 465
  30. 8
  31. 37
  32. 195
  33. 216
  34. 28
  35. 230
  36. 120
  37. 90
  38. 162
  39. 88
  40. 12

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