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Percentage Change from 100 to 70

From 100 to 70 is a 30% decrease

Change
-30%
Difference
-30
New ÷ old
0.7
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 70 − 100 = -30
  2. Divide by the starting value: -30 ÷ 100 = -0.3
  3. Multiply by 100: -30%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 100 × (1 − 0.3) = 100 × 0.7 = 70.

In a spreadsheet: =(70-100)/100*100. Always divide by the starting value, not the new one. A rise from 40 to 50 is +25%, but the fall from 50 back to 40 is −20%.

What the result means

The new value is 70% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 70, so 30 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $100 to $70 is a 30% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 30% fall followed by a 30% rise does not bring you back to 100: it gives 91. The second percentage is taken of 70, not of 100, so to undo this change you need 42.8571% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 100 to 70

Going from 100 to 70 is a 30% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 100 to 70 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 30, which is 30% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 70 back to 100?

42.8571%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 70, not 100.