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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 913 · 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 water bottle costs ₹120. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 17 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 500 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹200 to ₹144. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 11 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 500 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 340 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 6% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹80 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹5. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹150 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.The price of a torch comes down from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 28% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹80 to ₹28. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 60% 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 ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 20 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹129. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 100 litres of water and 22% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A tank has 60 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 34 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 78 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 2 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 68% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  34. 34.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 370 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank has 20 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹250 to ₹170. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A water bottle costs ₹400. The price comes down by 82%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 32
  3. 320
  4. 28
  5. 45
  6. 6
  7. 125
  8. 13
  9. 15
  10. 70
  11. 282
  12. 40
  13. 47
  14. 75
  15. 80
  16. 74
  17. 58
  18. 144
  19. 65
  20. 200
  21. 50
  22. 60
  23. 57
  24. 85
  25. 65
  26. 78
  27. 18
  28. 32
  29. 35
  30. 76
  31. 90
  32. 52
  33. 80
  34. 15
  35. 7
  36. 16
  37. 26
  38. 7
  39. 32
  40. 72

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