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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 962 · 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 lunch box costs ₹60. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  2. 2.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 18% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  3. 3.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 20 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 9 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 25 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 99 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹260. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 90% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 46 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 72% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹250 to ₹115. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A tank has 250 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A tank has 250 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 132 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹156. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A tank has 50 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  23. 23.The price of a torch comes down from ₹500 to ₹210. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 100 litres of water and 18% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 120 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank has 150 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 81% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 195 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 54 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹150 to ₹108. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹500 to ₹275. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 68 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a football comes down from ₹150 to ₹54. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank has 400 litres of water and 37% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹200 to ₹50. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 41
  3. 86
  4. 17
  5. 64
  6. 11
  7. 34
  8. 35
  9. 12
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 35
  13. 54
  14. 235
  15. 130
  16. 180
  17. 30
  18. 12
  19. 7
  20. 48
  21. 24
  22. 24
  23. 58
  24. 82
  25. 78
  26. 20
  27. 141
  28. 76
  29. 28
  30. 22
  31. 64
  32. 111
  33. 28
  34. 45
  35. 35
  36. 15
  37. 64
  38. 252
  39. 75
  40. 80

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