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Percentage Change from 80 to 60

From 80 to 60 is a 25% decrease

Change
-25%
Difference
-20
New ÷ old
0.75
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 60 − 80 = -20
  2. Divide by the starting value: -20 ÷ 80 = -0.25
  3. Multiply by 100: -25%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 80 × (1 − 0.25) = 80 × 0.75 = 60.

In a spreadsheet: =(60-80)/80*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 75% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 75, so 25 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $80 to $60 is a 25% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 25% fall followed by a 25% rise does not bring you back to 80: it gives 75. The second percentage is taken of 60, not of 80, so to undo this change you need 33.3333% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 80 to 60

Going from 80 to 60 is a 25% decrease. Formula and steps.

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

A decrease: the value fell by 20, which is 25% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 60 back to 80?

33.3333%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 60, not 80.