Difference

Vincent Teo how do I say if I would like to mention about two different marks. Eg: The marks for A and B are 35 and 40. What is the different marks for them? It;'s 5 marks. By the way, what do we call the difference ' 5 marks' for them? Isn't special noun ?

Jim' and Jill's marks were 35 and 40, respectively.
That makes a five-point difference between the t

I'm not sure what you're asking, but I'll have a go anyway. See if these statements answer your question.
The difference BETWEEN the two marks is 5.
Saying that the difference is "five PERCENT" is somewhat vague; if the two marks are percentages, I would say that the difference is five PERCENTAGE POINTS.
The difference could be five POINTS, five PERCENTAGE POINTS, or just "five".
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Hi Kris - we both agree that "difference between" is what the OP may be searching for.
Percentages are tricky.
A five percent increase from 35 to 40 is 1.75 (36.75).
A five percent decrease from 40 to 35 is 2 (38).
This is one of the most difficult things I have ever had to teach ESL students. I once taught ESL classes to a group of statisticians. Sometimes I didn't know if I were

Thanks, if I want to draw a table and write about the five-point difference as a content. what is the title for the table?

Yes John, that is the problem I meant.
I didn't explain the details because the problem is not related to the English language; it's present in any language where percentages are used.
I hate it when news reporters say something like "Unemployment has increased by five percent in the last year". If unemployment was 10%, increasing it "by five percent" would make it 10.5%, because 5% of 10%

Vincent TeoThanks, if I want to draw a table and write about the five-point difference as a content. what is the title for the table?

It depends on what the numbers represent. You need to tell us a lot more about the context of these numbers.