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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 947 · 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 had 50 litres of water. Now it has 38 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A pencil box costs ₹50. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹200 to ₹148. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 370 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 25 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 20 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹25 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 32% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 170 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A toy car costs ₹20. The price comes down by 55%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹400 to ₹180. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹120 to ₹66. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 38 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A torch costs ₹20. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 57 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a torch comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 285 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 45 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹500 to ₹215. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 117 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A wall clock costs ₹250. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹20 to ₹4. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A table fan costs ₹60. The price comes down by 60%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A school bag costs ₹50. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A football costs ₹40. The price comes down by 45%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a football comes down from ₹400 to ₹156. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 55
  3. 290
  4. 38
  5. 26
  6. 10
  7. 26
  8. 15
  9. 84
  10. 2
  11. 32
  12. 340
  13. 32
  14. 34
  15. 25
  16. 9
  17. 55
  18. 45
  19. 25
  20. 5
  21. 10
  22. 30
  23. 5
  24. 20
  25. 55
  26. 120
  27. 28
  28. 43
  29. 70
  30. 25
  31. 57
  32. 61
  33. 60
  34. 30
  35. 8
  36. 80
  37. 24
  38. 44
  39. 22
  40. 61

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