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What is 20% off 60?

20% off 60 = 48 (you save 12)

Sale price
48
You save
12
You pay
80%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 20% of 60 = 0.2 × 60 = 12
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 12 = 48
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 48 + 12 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 80% of the price, so 0.8 × 60 = 48. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(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: 48 instead of 60, a saving of 12.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 20% off costs $48 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 60. Two discounts do not add up: 20% off and then another 20% off leaves 38.4, not 36, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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39% off 59 = 35.99 (you save 23.01)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 20% off 60?

20% off 60 is 48: you save 12. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 20% off 60?

12. That is 20% of 60.

What was the price before 20% off if I paid 48?

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