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What is 15% off 200?

15% off 200 = 170 (you save 30)

Sale price
170
You save
30
You pay
85%
Original
200

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 15% of 200 = 0.15 × 200 = 30
  2. Take it off the price: 200 − 30 = 170
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 170 + 30 = 200.

Another method. In one step: you pay 85% of the price, so 0.85 × 200 = 170. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =200*(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: 170 instead of 200, a saving of 30.

Shopping: an item marked $200 with 15% off costs $170 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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The other way round: 15% of 200. Two discounts do not add up: 15% off and then another 15% off leaves 144.5, not 140, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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4% off 45 = 43.2 (you save 1.8)

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19% off 3 = 2.43 (you save 0.57)

41% off 76
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41% off 76 = 44.84 (you save 31.16)

46% off 35
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46% off 35 = 18.9 (you save 16.1)

90% off 8
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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 15% off 200?

15% off 200 is 170: you save 30. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 15% off 200?

30. That is 15% of 200.

What was the price before 15% off if I paid 170?

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