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What is 15% off 150?

15% off 150 = 127.5 (you save 22.5)

Sale price
127.5
You save
22.5
You pay
85%
Original
150

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 15% of 150 = 0.15 × 150 = 22.5
  2. Take it off the price: 150 − 22.5 = 127.5
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 127.5 + 22.5 = 150.

Another method. In one step: you pay 85% of the price, so 0.85 × 150 = 127.5. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =150*(1-15%). Taking the percentage of the price gives the saving, not the price you pay. Subtract it, or multiply by the share that is left.

What the result means

After 15% off, you pay 85% of the price: 127.5 instead of 150, a saving of 22.5.

Shopping: an item marked $150 with 15% off costs $127.5 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

15% off followed by another 15% off is 27.75% off in total, not 30%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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50% off 150 = 75 (you save 75)

The other way round: 15% of 150. Two discounts do not add up: 15% off and then another 15% off leaves 108.38, not 105, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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Questions

What is 15% off 150?

15% off 150 is 127.5: you save 22.5. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 15% off 150?

22.5. That is 15% of 150.

What was the price before 15% off if I paid 127.5?

150. Divide what you paid by 0.85, the share of the price that is left.