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Percentage Change from 30 to 70

From 30 to 70 is a 133.3333% increase

Change
133.3333%
Difference
40
New ÷ old
2.333333
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 70 − 30 = 40
  2. Divide by the starting value: 40 ÷ 30 = 1.333333
  3. Multiply by 100: 133.3333%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 30 × (1 + 1.333333) = 30 × 2.333333 = 70.

In a spreadsheet: =(70-30)/30*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 2.3333 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 233.3333. The value has more than doubled.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $30 to $70 has gone up by 133.3333%.

Why the change back is different

A 133.3333% rise followed by a 133.3333% fall does not bring you back to 30: it gives -23.3333. The second percentage is taken of 70, not of 30, so to undo this change you need 57.1429% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 30 to 70

Going from 30 to 70 is a 133.3333% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 30 to 70 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 40, which is 133.3333% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 70 back to 30?

-57.1429%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 70, not 30.