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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 929 · 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 ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 25 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 159 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹180. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.The price of a kite comes down from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 3 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 87% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 39 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 10 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹40 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹57. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  24. 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 111 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 102 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 96 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 5% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A football costs ₹150. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 21 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 135 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A pencil box costs ₹60. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 18
  3. 90
  4. 22
  5. 44
  6. 70
  7. 47
  8. 64
  9. 76
  10. 24
  11. 85
  12. 25
  13. 52
  14. 65
  15. 35
  16. 90
  17. 75
  18. 256
  19. 35
  20. 28
  21. 80
  22. 5
  23. 390
  24. 12
  25. 74
  26. 63
  27. 66
  28. 20
  29. 38
  30. 185
  31. 28
  32. 48
  33. 138
  34. 55
  35. 46
  36. 16
  37. 90
  38. 73
  39. 24
  40. 88

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