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What is the Percentage Difference from 38 to 33?

From 38 to 33 is a 13.1579% decrease

Change
-13.1579%
Difference
-5
New ÷ old
0.868421
Direction
decrease

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 33 − 38 = -5
  2. Divide by the starting value: -5 ÷ 38 = -0.131579
  3. Multiply by 100: -13.1579%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 38 × (1 − 0.131579) = 38 × 0.868421 = 33.

In a spreadsheet: =(33-38)/38*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 86.8421% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 86.8421, so 13.1579 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $38 to $33 is a 13.1579% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 13.1579% fall followed by a 13.1579% rise does not bring you back to 38: it gives 37.3421. The second percentage is taken of 33, not of 38, so to undo this change you need 15.1515% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 38 to 33?

Going from 38 to 33 is a 13.1579% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 38 to 33 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 5, which is 13.1579% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 33 back to 38?

15.1515%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 33, not 38.