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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 926 · 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 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A tank has 20 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank has 40 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A pencil box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 13%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹102. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 25 litres of water and 36% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank has 150 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 71% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.The price of a kite comes down from ₹100 to ₹56. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A lunch box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 13% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹120 to ₹78. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 120 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 51 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank has 300 litres of water and 62% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹40 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹400 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 134 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 120 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹7. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 136 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank has 50 litres of water and 30% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 58 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A tank has 100 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 120 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 72 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 300 litres of water and 13% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 6
  3. 36
  4. 174
  5. 15
  6. 16
  7. 141
  8. 116
  9. 44
  10. 14
  11. 348
  12. 35
  13. 60
  14. 12
  15. 32
  16. 49
  17. 114
  18. 80
  19. 80
  20. 64
  21. 81
  22. 33
  23. 26
  24. 18
  25. 72
  26. 32
  27. 72
  28. 35
  29. 80
  30. 56
  31. 57
  32. 42
  33. 30
  34. 30
  35. 76
  36. 96
  37. 10
  38. 76
  39. 261
  40. 38

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