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What is the Percentage Difference from 51 to 42?

From 51 to 42 is a 17.6471% decrease

Change
-17.6471%
Difference
-9
New ÷ old
0.823529
Direction
decrease

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

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 42 − 51 = -9
  2. Divide by the starting value: -9 ÷ 51 = -0.176471
  3. Multiply by 100: -17.6471%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 51 × (1 − 0.176471) = 51 × 0.823529 = 42.

In a spreadsheet: =(42-51)/51*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 82.3529% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 82.3529, so 17.6471 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $51 to $42 is a 17.6471% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 17.6471% fall followed by a 17.6471% rise does not bring you back to 51: it gives 49.4118. The second percentage is taken of 42, not of 51, so to undo this change you need 21.4286% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 51 to 42?

Going from 51 to 42 is a 17.6471% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 51 to 42 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 9, which is 17.6471% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 42 back to 51?

21.4286%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 42, not 51.