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Percentage Change from 60 to 80

From 60 to 80 is a 33.3333% increase

Change
33.3333%
Difference
20
New ÷ old
1.333333
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 80 − 60 = 20
  2. Divide by the starting value: 20 ÷ 60 = 0.333333
  3. Multiply by 100: 33.3333%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 60 × (1 + 0.333333) = 60 × 1.333333 = 80.

In a spreadsheet: =(80-60)/60*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 1.3333 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 133.3333.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $60 to $80 has gone up by 33.3333%.

Why the change back is different

A 33.3333% rise followed by a 33.3333% fall does not bring you back to 60: it gives 53.3333. The second percentage is taken of 80, not of 60, so to undo this change you need 25% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 60 to 80

Going from 60 to 80 is a 33.3333% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 60 to 80 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 20, which is 33.3333% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 80 back to 60?

-25%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 80, not 60.