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What is 15% off 60?

15% off 60 = 51 (you save 9)

Sale price
51
You save
9
You pay
85%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 15% of 60 = 0.15 × 60 = 9
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 9 = 51
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 51 + 9 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 85% of the price, so 0.85 × 60 = 51. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(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: 51 instead of 60, a saving of 9.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 15% off costs $51 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 60. Two discounts do not add up: 15% off and then another 15% off leaves 43.35, not 42, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

4% off 15
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4% off 15 = 14.4 (you save 0.6)

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75% off 67 = 16.75 (you save 50.25)

35% off 15
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35% off 15 = 9.75 (you save 5.25)

3% off 17
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3% off 17 = 16.49 (you save 0.51)

68% off 80
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26% off 66
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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 15% off 60?

15% off 60 is 51: you save 9. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 15% off 60?

9. That is 15% of 60.

What was the price before 15% off if I paid 51?

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