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Percentage Difference between 12 and 36

Between 12 and 36: 100% difference

Difference
100%
Gap
24
Average
24
Ratio
3 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |12 − 36| = 24
  2. Average of the values: (12 + 36) ÷ 2 = 24
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 24 ÷ 24 × 100 = 100%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 1 × 24 = 24, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(12-36)/((12+36)/2)*100. Dividing by one of the values instead of their average turns it into a percentage change, which depends on which value you start from.

What the result means

36 is 24 more than 12. Measured against their average, 24, that gap is 100%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $12 and another $36 for the same item, the prices differ by 100%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 24 by 12 gives 200%, and dividing it by 36 gives 66.6667%. The average, 24, sits between them, so the result does not depend on which value is listed first.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 12 and 36

The percentage difference between 12 and 36 is 100%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 12 to 36?

+200%. Percentage change uses the starting value (12) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 100%.

What is the difference between percentage difference and percentage change?

Percentage change compares a new value with an old one and divides by the old value. Percentage difference compares two values on an equal footing and divides by their average, so the order does not matter.