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Percentage Change from 90 to 40

From 90 to 40 is a 55.5556% decrease

Change
-55.5556%
Difference
-50
New ÷ old
0.444444
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 40 − 90 = -50
  2. Divide by the starting value: -50 ÷ 90 = -0.555556
  3. Multiply by 100: -55.5556%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 90 × (1 − 0.555556) = 90 × 0.444444 = 40.

In a spreadsheet: =(40-90)/90*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 44.4444% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 44.4444, so 55.5556 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $90 to $40 is a 55.5556% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 55.5556% fall followed by a 55.5556% rise does not bring you back to 90: it gives 62.2222. The second percentage is taken of 40, not of 90, so to undo this change you need 125% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 40 to 90. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 90 to 40 is -55.5556%, but from 40 back to 90 is 125%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 40 and 90: 76.9231%. See Percentage difference between 40 and 90.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 90 to 40

Going from 90 to 40 is a 55.5556% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 90 to 40 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 50, which is 55.5556% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 40 back to 90?

125%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 40, not 90.