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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 881 · 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 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A cricket bat costs ₹80. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 300 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank has 300 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 47% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A tank has 20 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 150 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹100 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 204 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A storybook costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 30 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 100 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 400 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 68 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 100 litres of water and 18% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹50 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹80 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹500 to ₹230. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 44% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹50 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 200 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank has 25 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 100 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 87% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A tank has 40 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 105 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 45
  3. 72
  4. 276
  5. 25
  6. 168
  7. 90
  8. 212
  9. 15
  10. 50
  11. 67
  12. 32
  13. 26
  14. 36
  15. 25
  16. 5
  17. 73
  18. 60
  19. 9
  20. 20
  21. 26
  22. 15
  23. 68
  24. 82
  25. 44
  26. 82
  27. 8
  28. 30
  29. 54
  30. 56
  31. 78
  32. 25
  33. 60
  34. 12
  35. 80
  36. 60
  37. 65
  38. 18
  39. 36
  40. 65

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