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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 902 · 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 40 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank has 250 litres of water and 78% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 85 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 39 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 114 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A lunch box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 332 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 100 litres of water and 19% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A tank has 400 litres of water and 59% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹25 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 40 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A tank has 60 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 19% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A pencil box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹80 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a kite comes down from ₹20 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 83% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 32 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 69 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A pencil box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 66%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹140. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A lunch box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 324 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 205 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A school bag costs ₹20. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 375 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 19
  3. 55
  4. 66
  5. 35
  6. 24
  7. 15
  8. 7
  9. 17
  10. 81
  11. 164
  12. 85
  13. 88
  14. 28
  15. 12
  16. 324
  17. 55
  18. 28
  19. 13
  20. 74
  21. 42
  22. 65
  23. 5
  24. 68
  25. 60
  26. 21
  27. 15
  28. 50
  29. 54
  30. 20
  31. 51
  32. 55
  33. 44
  34. 30
  35. 19
  36. 18
  37. 30
  38. 84
  39. 7
  40. 25

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