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What is 20% off 75?

20% off 75 = 60 (you save 15)

Sale price
60
You save
15
You pay
80%
Original
75

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 20% of 75 = 0.2 × 75 = 15
  2. Take it off the price: 75 − 15 = 60
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 60 + 15 = 75.

Another method. In one step: you pay 80% of the price, so 0.8 × 75 = 60. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =75*(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: 60 instead of 75, a saving of 15.

Shopping: an item marked $75 with 20% off costs $60 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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10% off 75

10% off 75 = 67.5 (you save 7.5)

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15% off 75 = 63.75 (you save 11.25)

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25% off 75 = 56.25 (you save 18.75)

30% off 75

30% off 75 = 52.5 (you save 22.5)

40% off 75

40% off 75 = 45 (you save 30)

50% off 75

50% off 75 = 37.5 (you save 37.5)

The other way round: 20% of 75. Two discounts do not add up: 20% off and then another 20% off leaves 48, not 45, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

5% off 79
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5% off 79 = 75.05 (you save 3.95)

50% off 12
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50% off 12 = 6 (you save 6)

31% off 95
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31% off 95 = 65.55 (you save 29.45)

42% off 68
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42% off 68 = 39.44 (you save 28.56)

25% off 86
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25% off 86 = 64.5 (you save 21.5)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 20% off 75?

20% off 75 is 60: you save 15. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 20% off 75?

15. That is 20% of 75.

What was the price before 20% off if I paid 60?

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