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What is the Percentage Difference from 60 to 55?

From 60 to 55 is a 8.3333% decrease

Change
-8.3333%
Difference
-5
New ÷ old
0.916667
Direction
decrease

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

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 55 − 60 = -5
  2. Divide by the starting value: -5 ÷ 60 = -0.083333
  3. Multiply by 100: -8.3333%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 60 × (1 − 0.083333) = 60 × 0.916667 = 55.

In a spreadsheet: =(55-60)/60*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 91.6667% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 91.6667, so 8.3333 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $60 to $55 is a 8.3333% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 8.3333% fall followed by a 8.3333% rise does not bring you back to 60: it gives 59.5833. The second percentage is taken of 55, not of 60, so to undo this change you need 9.0909% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 60 to 55?

Going from 60 to 55 is a 8.3333% decrease. Formula and steps.

Is going from 60 to 55 an increase or a decrease?

A decrease: the value fell by 5, which is 8.3333% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 55 back to 60?

9.0909%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 55, not 60.