What is this percent of change 40; 72

Given:

Original or base : 40

New amount : 72

We need to find the difference of the new amount and the original amount

72 - 40 = 32

We then divide the difference by the original amount

32/40 = 0.80

We multiply the quotient by 100%

0.80 x 100% = 80%

The percentage of change is 80%