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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 977 · 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 80 runs in one match and 25% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹500 to ₹65. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A football costs ₹200. The price comes down by 57%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A torch costs ₹100. The price comes down by 82%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹200 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 90 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 200 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 500 litres of water and 53% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹220. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A tank has 300 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 87% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  17. 17.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 32 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A tank has 40 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.A tank has 20 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 376 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 46 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 136 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A tank has 120 litres of water and 10% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 270 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 36% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  29. 29.The price of a football comes down from ₹250 to ₹200. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  31. 31.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹14. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 36 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  35. 35.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 23 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹150 to ₹81. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank has 20 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A kite costs ₹50. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 65% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹20 to ₹9. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 64
  3. 87
  4. 74
  5. 58
  6. 86
  7. 18
  8. 60
  9. 12
  10. 10
  11. 20
  12. 40
  13. 235
  14. 45
  15. 60
  16. 52
  17. 35
  18. 72
  19. 20
  20. 4
  21. 9
  22. 6
  23. 54
  24. 66
  25. 108
  26. 80
  27. 46
  28. 16
  29. 20
  30. 52
  31. 82
  32. 30
  33. 40
  34. 42
  35. 54
  36. 46
  37. 11
  38. 39
  39. 42
  40. 55

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