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Percentage Change from 57 to 38

From 57 to 38 is a 33.3333% decrease

Change
-33.3333%
Difference
-19
New ÷ old
0.666667
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 38 − 57 = -19
  2. Divide by the starting value: -19 ÷ 57 = -0.333333
  3. Multiply by 100: -33.3333%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 57 × (1 − 0.333333) = 57 × 0.666667 = 38.

In a spreadsheet: =(38-57)/57*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 66.6667% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 66.6667, so 33.3333 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $57 to $38 is a 33.3333% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 33.3333% fall followed by a 33.3333% rise does not bring you back to 57: it gives 50.6667. The second percentage is taken of 38, not of 57, so to undo this change you need 50% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 38 to 57. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 57 to 38 is -33.3333%, but from 38 back to 57 is 50%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 38 and 57: 40%. See Percentage difference between 38 and 57.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 57 to 38

Going from 57 to 38 is a 33.3333% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 57 to 38 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 19, which is 33.3333% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 38 back to 57?

50%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 38, not 57.