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Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet

Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 98 · 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 150 runs in one match and 14% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 51 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 32% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  4. 4.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 27% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 62% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  6. 6.A tank has 120 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 332 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 16% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  9. 9.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 2 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.A tank has 60 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A tank has 40 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  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 lunch box costs ₹25. The price comes down by 44%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹80 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A wall clock costs ₹300. The price comes down by 68%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 4 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹25 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹20 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  20. 20.A pencil box costs ₹400. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  21. 21.The price of a kite comes down from ₹200 to ₹106. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A cricket bat costs ₹20. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  24. 24.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹100 to ₹71. What is the percentage decrease?
  25. 25.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 20% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 8% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  27. 27.The price of a football comes down from ₹250 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 210 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 28 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A water bottle costs ₹50. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A table fan costs ₹20. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 48%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.A cricket bat costs ₹60. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹235. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 7 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  39. 39.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  40. 40.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 68% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?

Answer key

  1. 129
  2. 15
  3. 68
  4. 292
  5. 152
  6. 60
  7. 17
  8. 336
  9. 90
  10. 51
  11. 4
  12. 18
  13. 14
  14. 20
  15. 90
  16. 96
  17. 80
  18. 56
  19. 40
  20. 328
  21. 47
  22. 36
  23. 16
  24. 29
  25. 48
  26. 460
  27. 84
  28. 58
  29. 65
  30. 23
  31. 10
  32. 18
  33. 13
  34. 54
  35. 57
  36. 6
  37. 65
  38. 16
  39. 10
  40. 8

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