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Percentage Change from 61 to 52

From 61 to 52 is a 14.7541% decrease

Change
-14.7541%
Difference
-9
New ÷ old
0.852459
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 52 − 61 = -9
  2. Divide by the starting value: -9 ÷ 61 = -0.147541
  3. Multiply by 100: -14.7541%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 61 × (1 − 0.147541) = 61 × 0.852459 = 52.

In a spreadsheet: =(52-61)/61*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 85.2459% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 85.2459, so 14.7541 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $61 to $52 is a 14.7541% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 14.7541% fall followed by a 14.7541% rise does not bring you back to 61: it gives 59.6721. The second percentage is taken of 52, not of 61, so to undo this change you need 17.3077% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 52 to 61. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 61 to 52 is -14.7541%, but from 52 back to 61 is 17.3077%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 52 and 61: 15.9292%. See Percentage difference between 52 and 61.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 61 to 52

Going from 61 to 52 is a 14.7541% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 61 to 52 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 9, which is 14.7541% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 52 back to 61?

17.3077%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 52, not 61.