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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 936 · 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 50 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.The price of a torch comes down from ₹20 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹20 to ₹3. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A kite costs ₹150. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank has 80 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  6. 6.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank has 80 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 72 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 20 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 27 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank has 25 litres of water and 64% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 22 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹120 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A tank has 80 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.The price of a torch comes down from ₹100 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 96 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 85 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 243 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A cricket bat costs ₹40. The price comes down by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 40 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A torch costs ₹250. The price comes down by 62%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 11 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 66% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 124 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 17 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 30 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹500 to ₹475. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 85
  3. 85
  4. 90
  5. 44
  6. 40
  7. 32
  8. 40
  9. 18
  10. 73
  11. 64
  12. 9
  13. 89
  14. 200
  15. 70
  16. 70
  17. 90
  18. 36
  19. 28
  20. 76
  21. 36
  22. 15
  23. 19
  24. 55
  25. 10
  26. 84
  27. 18
  28. 95
  29. 45
  30. 84
  31. 84
  32. 136
  33. 69
  34. 30
  35. 15
  36. 70
  37. 75
  38. 35
  39. 60
  40. 5

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