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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 882 · 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 60 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A school bag costs ₹120. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 60 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A football costs ₹120. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 60 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.The price of a football comes down from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a kite comes down from ₹50 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A storybook costs ₹400. The price comes down by 81%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹40 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 35 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 93 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹332. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 25 litres of water and 32% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank has 25 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 35 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 42 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 54 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 380 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank has 50 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹120 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 4 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 186 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 40
  3. 84
  4. 16
  5. 88
  6. 30
  7. 36
  8. 40
  9. 25
  10. 13
  11. 16
  12. 48
  13. 8
  14. 86
  15. 76
  16. 34
  17. 68
  18. 78
  19. 30
  20. 39
  21. 75
  22. 14
  23. 30
  24. 38
  25. 35
  26. 17
  27. 17
  28. 22
  29. 86
  30. 79
  31. 24
  32. 10
  33. 24
  34. 20
  35. 50
  36. 75
  37. 84
  38. 25
  39. 76
  40. 38

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