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What is 25% off 25?

25% off 25 = 18.75 (you save 6.25)

Sale price
18.75
You save
6.25
You pay
75%
Original
25

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 25% of 25 = 0.25 × 25 = 6.25
  2. Take it off the price: 25 − 6.25 = 18.75
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 18.75 + 6.25 = 25.

Another method. In one step: you pay 75% of the price, so 0.75 × 25 = 18.75. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =25*(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: 18.75 instead of 25, a saving of 6.25.

Shopping: an item marked $25 with 25% off costs $18.75 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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10% off 25 = 22.5 (you save 2.5)

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15% off 25 = 21.25 (you save 3.75)

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20% off 25 = 20 (you save 5)

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30% off 25 = 17.5 (you save 7.5)

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50% off 25

50% off 25 = 12.5 (you save 12.5)

The other way round: 25% of 25. Two discounts do not add up: 25% off and then another 25% off leaves 14.06, not 12.5, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

5% off 60
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5% off 60 = 57 (you save 3)

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93% off 71 = 4.97 (you save 66.03)

74% off 89
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74% off 89 = 23.14 (you save 65.86)

52% off 87
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52% off 87 = 41.76 (you save 45.24)

33% off 30
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33% off 30 = 20.1 (you save 9.9)

16% off 52
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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 25% off 25?

25% off 25 is 18.75: you save 6.25. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 25% off 25?

6.25. That is 25% of 25.

What was the price before 25% off if I paid 18.75?

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