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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 959 · 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 team scored 50 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 70 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A kite costs ₹25. The price comes down by 76%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A storybook costs ₹500. The price comes down by 54%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹250 to ₹225. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 39%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A school bag costs ₹20. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A table fan costs ₹400. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 34% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 39% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 192 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 250 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A tank has 20 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹400 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 70% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A water bottle costs ₹100. The price comes down by 56%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹300 to ₹189. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A lunch box costs ₹250. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A tank has 150 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 310 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  25. 25.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 40 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A football costs ₹25. The price comes down by 16%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  29. 29.The price of a football comes down from ₹100 to ₹59. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹50 to ₹41. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 282 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A cricket bat costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹210. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹500 to ₹260. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 84 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A toy car costs ₹80. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.The price of a kite comes down from ₹80 to ₹44. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 30
  3. 56
  4. 6
  5. 36
  6. 230
  7. 10
  8. 305
  9. 19
  10. 360
  11. 99
  12. 183
  13. 36
  14. 230
  15. 6
  16. 73
  17. 32
  18. 30
  19. 44
  20. 37
  21. 220
  22. 120
  23. 38
  24. 48
  25. 12
  26. 50
  27. 30
  28. 21
  29. 41
  30. 18
  31. 60
  32. 6
  33. 18
  34. 195
  35. 16
  36. 48
  37. 30
  38. 16
  39. 45
  40. 70

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