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Percentage Change from 40 to 80

From 40 to 80 is a 100% increase

Change
100%
Difference
40
New ÷ old
2
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 80 − 40 = 40
  2. Divide by the starting value: 40 ÷ 40 = 1
  3. Multiply by 100: 100%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 40 × (1 + 1) = 40 × 2 = 80.

In a spreadsheet: =(80-40)/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 2 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 200. The value has more than doubled.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $40 to $80 has gone up by 100%.

Why the change back is different

A 100% rise followed by a 100% fall does not bring you back to 40: it gives 0. The second percentage is taken of 80, not of 40, so to undo this change you need 50% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 40 to 80

Going from 40 to 80 is a 100% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 40 to 80 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 40, which is 100% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 80 back to 40?

-50%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 80, not 40.