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Percentage Change from 20 to 100

From 20 to 100 is a 400% increase

Change
400%
Difference
80
New ÷ old
5
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 100 − 20 = 80
  2. Divide by the starting value: 80 ÷ 20 = 4
  3. Multiply by 100: 400%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 20 × (1 + 4) = 20 × 5 = 100.

In a spreadsheet: =(100-20)/20*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 5 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 500. The value has more than doubled.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $20 to $100 has gone up by 400%.

Why the change back is different

A 400% rise followed by a 400% fall does not bring you back to 20: it gives -300. The second percentage is taken of 100, not of 20, so to undo this change you need 80% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 20 to 100

Going from 20 to 100 is a 400% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 20 to 100 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 80, which is 400% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 100 back to 20?

-80%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 100, not 20.