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What is the Percentage Difference from 40 to 58?

From 40 to 58 is a 45% increase

Change
45%
Difference
18
New ÷ old
1.45
Direction
increase

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

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 58 − 40 = 18
  2. Divide by the starting value: 18 ÷ 40 = 0.45
  3. Multiply by 100: 45%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 40 × (1 + 0.45) = 40 × 1.45 = 58.

In a spreadsheet: =(58-40)/40*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 1.45 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 145.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $40 to $58 has gone up by 45%.

Why the change back is different

A 45% rise followed by a 45% fall does not bring you back to 40: it gives 31.9. The second percentage is taken of 58, not of 40, so to undo this change you need 31.0345% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 40 to 58?

Going from 40 to 58 is a 45% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 40 to 58 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 18, which is 45% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 58 back to 40?

-31.0345%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 58, not 40.