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Percentage Change from 100 to 82

From 100 to 82 is a 18% decrease

Change
-18%
Difference
-18
New ÷ old
0.82
Direction
decrease

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 82 − 100 = -18
  2. Divide by the starting value: -18 ÷ 100 = -0.18
  3. Multiply by 100: -18%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 100 × (1 − 0.18) = 100 × 0.82 = 82.

In a spreadsheet: =(82-100)/100*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 82% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 82, so 18 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $100 to $82 is a 18% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 18% fall followed by a 18% rise does not bring you back to 100: it gives 96.76. The second percentage is taken of 82, not of 100, so to undo this change you need 21.9512% instead.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 100 to 82

Going from 100 to 82 is a 18% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 100 to 82 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 18, which is 18% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 82 back to 100?

21.9512%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 82, not 100.