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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 904 · 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 tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A football costs ₹40. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 39% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.A tank has 60 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A pencil box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A kite costs ₹250. The price comes down by 6%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank has 150 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 235 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a kite comes down from ₹400 to ₹336. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.The price of a football comes down from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹70. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 230 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A lunch box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 150 litres of water and 74% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 500 litres of water and 53% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 135 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A storybook costs ₹40. The price comes down by 35%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A table fan costs ₹500. The price comes down by 39%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 40 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 52%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 195 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 40 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A football costs ₹120. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank has 250 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 50
  3. 10
  4. 183
  5. 18
  6. 28
  7. 30
  8. 235
  9. 15
  10. 6
  11. 16
  12. 35
  13. 86
  14. 8
  15. 30
  16. 72
  17. 85
  18. 82
  19. 120
  20. 65
  21. 39
  22. 10
  23. 235
  24. 75
  25. 46
  26. 36
  27. 85
  28. 26
  29. 82
  30. 305
  31. 46
  32. 84
  33. 96
  34. 222
  35. 33
  36. 22
  37. 10
  38. 135
  39. 102
  40. 125

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