Percentage Decrease Worksheet
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Percentage Decrease Worksheet
Step-by-Step Method
Decrease £360 by 25%
Find 25% of £360:
10% of £360 = £36
25% = £36 × 2.5 = £90
New amount = £360 - £90 = £270
Answer: £270
Multiplier Method
Decrease £360 by 25%
A decrease of 25% means the new amount is 75% of the original.
Multiplier = 1 - 25 ÷ 100 = 0.75
£360 × 0.75 = £270
Answer: £270
Use the step-by-step method for Section A. Use the multiplier method for Section B. Show all working.
Section A: Step-by-Step Method (Q1-10)
1. Decrease £200 by 10%.
2. Decrease 450 by 20%.
3. Decrease £96 by 25%.
4. Decrease 680 by 15%.
5. Decrease £360 by 30%.
6. A price of £75 is reduced by 40% in a sale. Find the sale price.
7. Decrease 820 by 35%.
8. A car worth £12,000 loses 22% of its value. Find the new value.
9. Decrease 2,400 by 12.5%.
10. A salary of £30,000 is cut by 8%. Find the new salary.
Section B: Multiplier Method (Q11-20)
11. Decrease £500 by 18%.
12. Decrease 960 by 22.5%.
13. Decrease £6,400 by 6.5%.
14. A phone costing £480 drops in value by 15%. Find the new value.
15. Decrease £2,800 by 37.5%.
16. A house worth £320,000 falls in value by 5.5%. Find the new value.
17. Decrease 8,500 by 4.5%.
18. A budget of £4,800 is cut by 12%. Find the new budget.
19. Decrease £14,500 by 16.5%.
20. A population of 85,000 falls by 2.8%. Find the new population.
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