(300/125-1)*100 = 140%
87.5 is less so it must be a decrease!
125 - (36%) = 80
If you begin with 100 and increase it by 25%, predictably, you end up with 125. But when you decrease it by 20%, we're talking about 20% of the latest result, not of the original number. 20% of 125 is (125)*(0.2) = 25. So 125 - 25 brings you back to 100.You cannot simplify or total the change in percent before calculating, because we're not always talking about the percent of the same number.
70% of $125 is $87.50
30% decrease.
40% decrease.
It is a 10.4% increase
About a 125% increase.
20% increase.
38.8889% increase.
$6.25
125%