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Percentage Difference between 15 and 60

Between 15 and 60: 120% difference

Difference
120%
Gap
45
Average
37.5
Ratio
4 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |15 − 60| = 45
  2. Average of the values: (15 + 60) ÷ 2 = 37.5
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 45 ÷ 37.5 × 100 = 120%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 1.2 × 37.5 = 45, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(15-60)/((15+60)/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

60 is 45 more than 15. Measured against their average, 37.5, that gap is 120%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $15 and another $60 for the same item, the prices differ by 120%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 45 by 15 gives 300%, and dividing it by 60 gives 75%. The average, 37.5, sits between them, so the result does not depend on which value is listed first.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 15 and 60

The percentage difference between 15 and 60 is 120%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 15 to 60?

+300%. Percentage change uses the starting value (15) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 120%.

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.