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Percentage Change from 28 to 40

From 28 to 40 is a 42.8571% increase

Change
42.8571%
Difference
12
New ÷ old
1.428571
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 40 − 28 = 12
  2. Divide by the starting value: 12 ÷ 28 = 0.428571
  3. Multiply by 100: 42.8571%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 28 × (1 + 0.428571) = 28 × 1.428571 = 40.

In a spreadsheet: =(40-28)/28*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 1.4286 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 142.8571.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $28 to $40 has gone up by 42.8571%.

Why the change back is different

A 42.8571% rise followed by a 42.8571% fall does not bring you back to 28: it gives 22.8571. The second percentage is taken of 40, not of 28, so to undo this change you need 30% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 40 to 28. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 28 to 40 is 42.8571%, but from 40 back to 28 is -30%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 28 and 40: 35.2941%. See Percentage difference between 28 and 40.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 28 to 40

Going from 28 to 40 is a 42.8571% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 28 to 40 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 12, which is 42.8571% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 40 back to 28?

-30%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 40, not 28.