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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 943 · 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 20 litres of water and 5% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A tank has 250 litres of water and 32% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 186 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 280 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A cricket bat costs ₹500. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A lunch box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹150 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A table fan costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A kite costs ₹400. The price comes down by 11%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  14. 14.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 15% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.The price of a torch comes down from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A tank has 60 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  21. 21.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  22. 22.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank has 20 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.A pencil box costs ₹200. The price comes down by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹123. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A cricket bat costs ₹200. The price comes down by 32%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank has 80 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹300 to ₹159. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 230 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 89 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A lunch box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  37. 37.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 224 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 36 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A storybook costs ₹60. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. 170
  3. 20
  4. 38
  5. 44
  6. 200
  7. 90
  8. 30
  9. 84
  10. 16
  11. 50
  12. 356
  13. 42
  14. 68
  15. 8
  16. 15
  17. 8
  18. 12
  19. 28
  20. 30
  21. 54
  22. 36
  23. 15
  24. 70
  25. 5
  26. 18
  27. 136
  28. 56
  29. 70
  30. 40
  31. 28
  32. 47
  33. 8
  34. 11
  35. 15
  36. 205
  37. 40
  38. 44
  39. 40
  40. 12

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