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Percentage Change from 89 to 42

From 89 to 42 is a 52.809% decrease

Change
-52.809%
Difference
-47
New ÷ old
0.47191
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 42 − 89 = -47
  2. Divide by the starting value: -47 ÷ 89 = -0.52809
  3. Multiply by 100: -52.809%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 89 × (1 − 0.52809) = 89 × 0.47191 = 42.

In a spreadsheet: =(42-89)/89*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 47.191% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 47.191, so 52.809 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $89 to $42 is a 52.809% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 52.809% fall followed by a 52.809% rise does not bring you back to 89: it gives 64.1798. The second percentage is taken of 42, not of 89, so to undo this change you need 111.9048% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 42 to 89. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 89 to 42 is -52.809%, but from 42 back to 89 is 111.9048%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 42 and 89: 71.7557%. See Percentage difference between 42 and 89.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 89 to 42

Going from 89 to 42 is a 52.809% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 89 to 42 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 47, which is 52.809% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 42 back to 89?

111.9048%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 42, not 89.