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Percentage Change from 50 to 10

From 50 to 10 is a 80% decrease

Change
-80%
Difference
-40
New ÷ old
0.2
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 10 − 50 = -40
  2. Divide by the starting value: -40 ÷ 50 = -0.8
  3. Multiply by 100: -80%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 50 × (1 − 0.8) = 50 × 0.2 = 10.

In a spreadsheet: =(10-50)/50*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 20% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 20, so 80 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $50 to $10 is a 80% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 80% fall followed by a 80% rise does not bring you back to 50: it gives 18. The second percentage is taken of 10, not of 50, so to undo this change you need 400% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 50 to 10

Going from 50 to 10 is a 80% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 50 to 10 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 40, which is 80% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 10 back to 50?

400%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 10, not 50.