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What is 20% off 200?

20% off 200 = 160 (you save 40)

Sale price
160
You save
40
You pay
80%
Original
200

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 20% of 200 = 0.2 × 200 = 40
  2. Take it off the price: 200 − 40 = 160
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 160 + 40 = 200.

Another method. In one step: you pay 80% of the price, so 0.8 × 200 = 160. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =200*(1-20%). 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 20% off, you pay 80% of the price: 160 instead of 200, a saving of 40.

Shopping: an item marked $200 with 20% off costs $160 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

20% off followed by another 20% off is 36% off in total, not 40%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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The other way round: 20% of 200. Two discounts do not add up: 20% off and then another 20% off leaves 128, not 120, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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5% off 79 = 75.05 (you save 3.95)

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46% off 38 = 20.52 (you save 17.48)

86% off 92
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86% off 92 = 12.88 (you save 79.12)

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74% off 49 = 12.74 (you save 36.26)

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11% off 16 = 14.24 (you save 1.76)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 20% off 200?

20% off 200 is 160: you save 40. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 20% off 200?

40. That is 20% of 200.

What was the price before 20% off if I paid 160?

200. Divide what you paid by 0.8, the share of the price that is left.