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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 909 · 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 150 litres of water and 14% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 130 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 24% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.The price of a football comes down from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A wall clock costs ₹250. The price comes down by 86%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank has 50 litres of water and 42% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 25%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 88% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 135 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 100 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 228 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank has 20 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.The price of a torch comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A football costs ₹80. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.A table fan costs ₹60. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹500 to ₹390. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 32% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 205 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A torch costs ₹80. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A wall clock costs ₹40. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank has 300 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.A torch costs ₹250. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 129
  2. 38
  3. 8
  4. 65
  5. 74
  6. 60
  7. 19
  8. 36
  9. 65
  10. 35
  11. 29
  12. 60
  13. 12
  14. 34
  15. 10
  16. 80
  17. 24
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 8
  21. 14
  22. 9
  23. 22
  24. 136
  25. 70
  26. 155
  27. 59
  28. 68
  29. 20
  30. 36
  31. 20
  32. 50
  33. 12
  34. 26
  35. 80
  36. 28
  37. 40
  38. 105
  39. 210
  40. 5

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