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What is 15% off 80?

15% off 80 = 68 (you save 12)

Sale price
68
You save
12
You pay
85%
Original
80

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 15% of 80 = 0.15 × 80 = 12
  2. Take it off the price: 80 − 12 = 68
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 68 + 12 = 80.

Another method. In one step: you pay 85% of the price, so 0.85 × 80 = 68. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =80*(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: 68 instead of 80, a saving of 12.

Shopping: an item marked $80 with 15% off costs $68 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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30% off 80 = 56 (you save 24)

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40% off 80 = 48 (you save 32)

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50% off 80 = 40 (you save 40)

The other way round: 15% of 80. Two discounts do not add up: 15% off and then another 15% off leaves 57.8, not 56, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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65% off 84 = 29.4 (you save 54.6)

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61% off 14 = 5.46 (you save 8.54)

94% off 56
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24% off 30
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54% off 12
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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 15% off 80?

15% off 80 is 68: you save 12. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 15% off 80?

12. That is 15% of 80.

What was the price before 15% off if I paid 68?

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