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What is the Percentage Difference from 42 to 84?

From 42 to 84 is a 100% increase

Change
100%
Difference
42
New ÷ old
2
Direction
increase

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

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 84 − 42 = 42
  2. Divide by the starting value: 42 ÷ 42 = 1
  3. Multiply by 100: 100%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 42 × (1 + 1) = 42 × 2 = 84.

In a spreadsheet: =(84-42)/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 2 times the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 200. The value has more than doubled.

Prices: an item whose price rises from $42 to $84 has gone up by 100%.

Why the change back is different

A 100% rise followed by a 100% fall does not bring you back to 42: it gives 0. The second percentage is taken of 84, not of 42, so to undo this change you need 50% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 42 to 84?

Going from 42 to 84 is a 100% increase. Formula and steps.

Is going from 42 to 84 an increase or a decrease?

An increase: the value grew by 42, which is 100% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 84 back to 42?

-50%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 84, not 42.