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What is the Percentage Difference from 12 to 8?

From 12 to 8 is a 33.3333% decrease

Change
-33.3333%
Difference
-4
New ÷ old
0.666667
Direction
decrease

Sumwise · Checked by Theo Abbott · Data: exact arithmetic; unit definitions from NIST SP 811 · Updated · How we check it

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 8 − 12 = -4
  2. Divide by the starting value: -4 ÷ 12 = -0.333333
  3. Multiply by 100: -33.3333%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 12 × (1 − 0.333333) = 12 × 0.666667 = 8.

In a spreadsheet: =(8-12)/12*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 66.6667% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 66.6667, so 33.3333 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $12 to $8 is a 33.3333% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 33.3333% fall followed by a 33.3333% rise does not bring you back to 12: it gives 10.6667. The second percentage is taken of 8, not of 12, so to undo this change you need 50% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 12 to 8?

Going from 12 to 8 is a 33.3333% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 12 to 8 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 4, which is 33.3333% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 8 back to 12?

50%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 8, not 12.