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What is 25% off 15?

25% off 15 = 11.25 (you save 3.75)

Sale price
11.25
You save
3.75
You pay
75%
Original
15

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 25% of 15 = 0.25 × 15 = 3.75
  2. Take it off the price: 15 − 3.75 = 11.25
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 11.25 + 3.75 = 15.

Another method. In one step: you pay 75% of the price, so 0.75 × 15 = 11.25. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =15*(1-25%). 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 25% off, you pay 75% of the price: 11.25 instead of 15, a saving of 3.75.

Shopping: an item marked $15 with 25% off costs $11.25 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

25% off followed by another 25% off is 43.75% off in total, not 50%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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The other way round: 25% of 15. Two discounts do not add up: 25% off and then another 25% off leaves 8.44, not 7.5, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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81% off 23 = 4.37 (you save 18.63)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 25% off 15?

25% off 15 is 11.25: you save 3.75. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 25% off 15?

3.75. That is 25% of 15.

What was the price before 25% off if I paid 11.25?

15. Divide what you paid by 0.75, the share of the price that is left.