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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 976 · 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 200 litres of water and 21% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹150 to ₹15. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A tank has 20 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 77 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  7. 7.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 15 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank has 400 litres of water and 37% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 87 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 123 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹300 to ₹126. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 176 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 70 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹250 to ₹70. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹60 to ₹24. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 86% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  18. 18.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 47% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price comes down by 12%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A tank has 25 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 231 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹250 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 50 litres of water and 34% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 26 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 24 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 285 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.The price of a torch comes down from ₹150 to ₹69. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 76 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A cricket bat costs ₹50. The price comes down by 64%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹100 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 9 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A wall clock costs ₹250. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 405 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank has 50 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 20 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 158
  2. 90
  3. 60
  4. 3
  5. 23
  6. 60
  7. 40
  8. 252
  9. 71
  10. 18
  11. 58
  12. 12
  13. 72
  14. 72
  15. 60
  16. 40
  17. 21
  18. 212
  19. 32
  20. 22
  21. 19
  22. 23
  23. 84
  24. 33
  25. 35
  26. 84
  27. 5
  28. 54
  29. 5
  30. 55
  31. 70
  32. 85
  33. 18
  34. 79
  35. 55
  36. 16
  37. 130
  38. 19
  39. 20
  40. 60

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