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Percentage Change from 75 to 38

From 75 to 38 is a 49.3333% decrease

Change
-49.3333%
Difference
-37
New ÷ old
0.506667
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 38 − 75 = -37
  2. Divide by the starting value: -37 ÷ 75 = -0.493333
  3. Multiply by 100: -49.3333%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 75 × (1 − 0.493333) = 75 × 0.506667 = 38.

In a spreadsheet: =(38-75)/75*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 50.6667% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 50.6667, so 49.3333 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $75 to $38 is a 49.3333% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 49.3333% fall followed by a 49.3333% rise does not bring you back to 75: it gives 56.7467. The second percentage is taken of 38, not of 75, so to undo this change you need 97.3684% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 38 to 75. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 75 to 38 is -49.3333%, but from 38 back to 75 is 97.3684%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 38 and 75: 65.4867%. See Percentage difference between 38 and 75.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 75 to 38

Going from 75 to 38 is a 49.3333% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 75 to 38 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 37, which is 49.3333% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 38 back to 75?

97.3684%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 38, not 75.