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Percentage Difference between 48 and 62

Between 48 and 62: 25.4545% difference

Difference
25.4545%
Gap
14
Average
55
Ratio
1.2917 : 1

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How to work it out

  1. Gap between the values: |48 − 62| = 14
  2. Average of the values: (48 + 62) ÷ 2 = 55
  3. Divide the gap by the average and multiply by 100: 14 ÷ 55 × 100 = 25.4545%
  4. Check: Work backwards: 0.254545 × 55 = 14, the gap between the values.

In a spreadsheet: =ABS(48-62)/((48+62)/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

62 is 14 more than 48. Measured against their average, 55, that gap is 25.4545%. The result is the same whichever value you name first.

Prices: if one shop charges $48 and another $62 for the same item, the prices differ by 25.4545%.

Why the average is the base

Dividing the gap of 14 by 48 gives 29.1667%, and dividing it by 62 gives 22.5806%. The average, 55, sits between them, so the result does not depend on which value is listed first.

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Questions

Percentage Difference between 48 and 62

The percentage difference between 48 and 62 is 25.4545%: the gap divided by the average. Formula and steps.

What is the percentage change from 48 to 62?

+29.1667%. Percentage change uses the starting value (48) as the base, so it is larger than the percentage difference of 25.4545%.

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.