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Percentage Change from 40 to 70

From 40 to 70 is a 75% increase

Change
75%
Difference
30
New ÷ old
1.75
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 70 − 40 = 30
  2. Divide by the starting value: 30 ÷ 40 = 0.75
  3. Multiply by 100: 75%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 40 × (1 + 0.75) = 40 × 1.75 = 70.

In a spreadsheet: =(70-40)/40*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 1.75 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 175.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $40 to $70 has gone up by 75%.

Why the change back is different

A 75% rise followed by a 75% fall does not bring you back to 40: it gives 17.5. The second percentage is taken of 70, not of 40, so to undo this change you need 42.8571% instead.

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Percentage Change from 40 to 70

Going from 40 to 70 is a 75% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 40 to 70 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 30, which is 75% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 70 back to 40?

-42.8571%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 70, not 40.