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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 972 · 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.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 213 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A water bottle costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A football costs ₹50. The price comes down by 88%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 52 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  8. 8.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹250 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A torch costs ₹50. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 30% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  12. 12.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 10% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  13. 13.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.The price of a football comes down from ₹25 to ₹18. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 350 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 160 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 6 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹100 to ₹85. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 300 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 46% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  23. 23.A pencil box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 78 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 40 litres of water and 25% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 184 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  28. 28.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 48 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 38% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  30. 30.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 19 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A football costs ₹150. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A tank has 400 litres of water and 52% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A pencil box costs ₹300. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹160. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.A tank has 40 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 11% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A tank has 40 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 29
  3. 76
  4. 75
  5. 6
  6. 35
  7. 8
  8. 76
  9. 45
  10. 60
  11. 84
  12. 18
  13. 64
  14. 48
  15. 28
  16. 30
  17. 36
  18. 70
  19. 15
  20. 48
  21. 74
  22. 135
  23. 144
  24. 22
  25. 30
  26. 8
  27. 10
  28. 84
  29. 155
  30. 10
  31. 81
  32. 87
  33. 192
  34. 25
  35. 216
  36. 68
  37. 39
  38. 34
  39. 445
  40. 22

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