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Percentage Change from 3 to 72

From 3 to 72 is a 2,300% increase

Change
2,300%
Difference
69
New ÷ old
24
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 72 − 3 = 69
  2. Divide by the starting value: 69 ÷ 3 = 23
  3. Multiply by 100: 2,300%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 3 × (1 + 23) = 3 × 24 = 72.

In a spreadsheet: =(72-3)/3*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 24 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 2,400. The value has more than doubled.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $3 to $72 has gone up by 2,300%.

Why the change back is different

A 2,300% rise followed by a 2,300% fall does not bring you back to 3: it gives -1,584. The second percentage is taken of 72, not of 3, so to undo this change you need 95.8333% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 72 to 3. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 3 to 72 is 2,300%, but from 72 back to 3 is -95.8333%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 3 and 72: 184%. See Percentage difference between 3 and 72.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 3 to 72

Going from 3 to 72 is a 2,300% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 3 to 72 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 69, which is 2,300% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 72 back to 3?

-95.8333%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 72, not 3.