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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 927 · 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 football costs ₹400. The price comes down by 9%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank has 250 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price comes down by 76%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 158 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 60 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A storybook costs ₹120. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 279 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A wall clock costs ₹250. The price comes down by 76%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 135 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A pencil box costs ₹20. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank has 40 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a torch comes down from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A football costs ₹50. The price comes down by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 62 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 138 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A kite costs ₹500. The price comes down by 51%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹110. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A torch costs ₹20. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price comes down by 79%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank has 25 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹150 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹20 to ₹5. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 225 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹300 to ₹204. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 140 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A table fan costs ₹150. The price comes down by 90%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹120 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 364
  2. 20
  3. 230
  4. 72
  5. 95
  6. 21
  7. 45
  8. 42
  9. 7
  10. 60
  11. 60
  12. 48
  13. 19
  14. 35
  15. 46
  16. 7
  17. 22
  18. 55
  19. 6
  20. 27
  21. 38
  22. 32
  23. 26
  24. 65
  25. 8
  26. 245
  27. 56
  28. 90
  29. 75
  30. 5
  31. 32
  32. 63
  33. 22
  34. 52
  35. 75
  36. 10
  37. 32
  38. 72
  39. 15
  40. 30

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