Percentage Decrease Worksheet

There are two sets of Percentage Increase/Decrease Worksheets:
Percentage Increase Worksheet
Percentage Decrease Worksheet

Examples, solutions, videos, and worksheets to help Grade 6 students learn how to calculate the percentage decrease between two numbers. Include percentage decrease word problems.

How to calculate percentage decrease?

There are 3 sets of percentage decrease worksheets:

• Easy or Simple Percentages (50%, 25%, 20%, 10%, 5%, 1%)
• Whole Number Percentages
• Decimal Number Percentages

You can follow these steps to calculate the percentage decrease between two numbers:

1. Subtract the new number from the original number.
2. Divide the result obtained in step 1 by the original number.
3. Multiply the result from step 2 by 100 to get the percentage decrease.

Example:
Given that the original number is 80 and the new number is 60, calculate the percentage decrease.

1. Subtract the new number from the original number: 80 - 60 = 20.
2. Divide the result by the original number: 20 / 80 = 0.25.
3. Multiply the result by 100 to get the percentage decrease: 0.25 × 100 = 25%.
   So, the percentage decrease from 80 to 60 is 25%.

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to calculate percentage decrease and decrease.

• How to Calculate Percentage Change (Increase or Decrease)

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(Answers on the second page.)
Percent Worksheet #1 (easy percentages)
Percent Worksheet #2 (whole number percentages)
Percent Worksheet #3 (decimal number percentages)

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Percentage Decrease Word Problems

1. The price of a product decreased from $100 to $80. What is the percentage decrease?

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     20%

2. The population of a town decreased from 10,000 to 9,000. What is the percentage decrease?

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     10%

3. Last month, a company’s sales were $500,000. This month, it decreased to $400,000. What is the percentage decrease in sales?

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     20%

4. The temperature dropped from 30 degrees Celsius to 24 degrees Celsius. What is the percentage decrease in temperature?

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     20%

5. The number of students enrolled in a school decreased from 500 to 400. What is the percentage decrease in enrollment?

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     20%

6. A student’s score in a test decreased from 90 to 81. What is the percentage decrease in the score?

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     10%

7. The value of a property decreased from $250,000 to $200,000. What is the percentage decrease in the property value?

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     20%

8. The number of subscribers to a YouTube channel decreased from 5,000 to 4,000. What is the percentage decrease in subscribers?

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     20%

9. A car’s fuel efficiency decreased from 40 miles per gallon to 30 miles per gallon. What is the percentage decrease in fuel efficiency?

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     25%

10. The attendance at a conference decreased from 800 attendees to 600 attendees. What is the percentage decrease in attendance?

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      25%

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