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Percentage Change from 42 to 79

From 42 to 79 is a 88.0952% increase

Change
88.0952%
Difference
37
New ÷ old
1.880952
Direction
increase

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How to work it out

  1. Difference: 79 − 42 = 37
  2. Divide by the starting value: 37 ÷ 42 = 0.880952
  3. Multiply by 100: 88.0952%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 42 × (1 + 0.880952) = 42 × 1.880952 = 79.

In a spreadsheet: =(79-42)/42*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 1.881 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 188.0952.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $42 to $79 has gone up by 88.0952%.

Why the change back is different

A 88.0952% rise followed by a 88.0952% fall does not bring you back to 42: it gives 9.4048. The second percentage is taken of 79, not of 42, so to undo this change you need 46.8354% instead.

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The other way round: Percentage change from 79 to 42. Percentage change is not symmetric: from 42 to 79 is 88.0952%, but from 79 back to 42 is -46.8354%, because the starting value is the base. For a comparison that is the same both ways, use the percentage difference between 42 and 79: 61.157%. See Percentage difference between 42 and 79.

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Questions

Percentage Change from 42 to 79

Going from 42 to 79 is a 88.0952% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 42 to 79 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 37, which is 88.0952% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 79 back to 42?

-46.8354%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 79, not 42.