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What is the Percentage Difference from 79 to 42?

From 79 to 42 is a 46.8354% decrease

Change
-46.8354%
Difference
-37
New ÷ old
0.531646
Direction
decrease

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

How to work it out

  1. Difference: 42 − 79 = -37
  2. Divide by the starting value: -37 ÷ 79 = -0.468354
  3. Multiply by 100: -46.8354%
  4. Check: Work forwards from the start: 79 × (1 − 0.468354) = 79 × 0.531646 = 42.

In a spreadsheet: =(42-79)/79*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 53.1646% of the old one: for every 100 at the start there are now 53.1646, so 46.8354 out of every 100 have gone.

Sales: a price cut from $79 to $42 is a 46.8354% discount.

Why the change back is different

A 46.8354% fall followed by a 46.8354% rise does not bring you back to 79: it gives 61.6709. The second percentage is taken of 42, not of 79, so to undo this change you need 88.0952% instead.

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Questions

What is the Percentage Difference from 79 to 42?

Going from 79 to 42 is a 46.8354% decrease. Formula and steps.

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

A decrease: the value fell by 37, which is 46.8354% of the starting value.

What is the percentage change from 42 back to 79?

88.0952%. It is a different number because the starting value is now 42, not 79.