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What is 25% off 50?

25% off 50 = 37.5 (you save 12.5)

Sale price
37.5
You save
12.5
You pay
75%
Original
50

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 25% of 50 = 0.25 × 50 = 12.5
  2. Take it off the price: 50 − 12.5 = 37.5
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 37.5 + 12.5 = 50.

Another method. In one step: you pay 75% of the price, so 0.75 × 50 = 37.5. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =50*(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: 37.5 instead of 50, a saving of 12.5.

Shopping: an item marked $50 with 25% off costs $37.5 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 50 = 45 (you save 5)

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15% off 50 = 42.5 (you save 7.5)

20% off 50

20% off 50 = 40 (you save 10)

30% off 50

30% off 50 = 35 (you save 15)

40% off 50

40% off 50 = 30 (you save 20)

50% off 50

50% off 50 = 25 (you save 25)

The other way round: 25% of 50. Two discounts do not add up: 25% off and then another 25% off leaves 28.13, not 25, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

5% off 99
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5% off 99 = 94.05 (you save 4.95)

12% off 24
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12% off 24 = 21.12 (you save 2.88)

62% off 98
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62% off 98 = 37.24 (you save 60.76)

63% off 83
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63% off 83 = 30.71 (you save 52.29)

80% off 8
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80% off 8 = 1.6 (you save 6.4)

71% off 88
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71% off 88 = 25.52 (you save 62.48)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 25% off 50?

25% off 50 is 37.5: you save 12.5. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 25% off 50?

12.5. That is 25% of 50.

What was the price before 25% off if I paid 37.5?

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