Percentage Decrease Practice Worksheet
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.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 85% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 2.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 23 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 4.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 58% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 5.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹100 to ₹67. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A tank has 150 litres of water and 22% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 7.A cricket bat costs ₹300. The price comes down by 61%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 8.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹23. What is the percentage decrease?
- 10.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
- 11.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 12.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹500 to ₹370. What is the percentage decrease?
- 13.A storybook costs ₹20. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 14.The price of a kite comes down from ₹500 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A tank has 250 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 16.A cricket bat costs ₹250. The price comes down by 8%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 17.A water bottle costs ₹20. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 18.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹400 to ₹284. What is the percentage decrease?
- 19.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 21.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 79% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 22.A tank has 80 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 186 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 25.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 102 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 26.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 27.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 22% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 28.A tank has 50 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 29.The price of a torch comes down from ₹25 to ₹5. What is the percentage decrease?
- 30.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹25 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.A table fan costs ₹50. The price comes down by 18%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 32.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 150 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 34.A tank has 300 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 35.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 71% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 36.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹120 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
- 37.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 52 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.The price of a kite comes down from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
- 39.A water bottle costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 40.A lunch box costs ₹100. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 3
- 54
- 16
- 21
- 33
- 117
- 117
- 20
- 8
- 36
- 85
- 26
- 4
- 84
- 185
- 230
- 4
- 29
- 24
- 12
- 105
- 16
- 60
- 38
- 15
- 60
- 312
- 30
- 80
- 48
- 41
- 70
- 70
- 264
- 145
- 65
- 35
- 45
- 36
- 20
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