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Percentage Change from 70 to 50

From 70 to 50 is a 28.5714% decrease

Change
-28.5714%
Difference
-20
New ÷ old
0.714286
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 50 − 70 = -20
  2. Divide by the starting value: -20 ÷ 70 = -0.285714
  3. Multiply by 100: -28.5714%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 70 × (1 − 0.285714) = 70 × 0.714286 = 50.

In a spreadsheet: =(50-70)/70*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 71.4286% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 71.4286, so 28.5714 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $70 to $50 is a 28.5714% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 28.5714% fall followed by a 28.5714% rise does not bring you back to 70: it gives 64.2857. The second percentage is taken of 50, not of 70, so to undo this change you need 40% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 70 to 50

Going from 70 to 50 is a 28.5714% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 70 to 50 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 20, which is 28.5714% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 50 back to 70?

40%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 50, not 70.