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What is 30% off 60?

30% off 60 = 42 (you save 18)

Sale price
42
You save
18
You pay
70%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 30% of 60 = 0.3 × 60 = 18
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 18 = 42
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 42 + 18 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 70% of the price, so 0.7 × 60 = 42. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(1-30%). 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 30% off, you pay 70% of the price: 42 instead of 60, a saving of 18.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 30% off costs $42 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

30% off followed by another 30% off is 51% off in total, not 60%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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10% off 60

10% off 60 = 54 (you save 6)

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15% off 60 = 51 (you save 9)

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20% off 60 = 48 (you save 12)

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25% off 60 = 45 (you save 15)

40% off 60

40% off 60 = 36 (you save 24)

50% off 60

50% off 60 = 30 (you save 30)

The other way round: 30% of 60. Two discounts do not add up: 30% off and then another 30% off leaves 29.4, not 24, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

6% off 41
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6% off 41 = 38.54 (you save 2.46)

21% off 99
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21% off 99 = 78.21 (you save 20.79)

77% off 18
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77% off 18 = 4.14 (you save 13.86)

64% off 79
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64% off 79 = 28.44 (you save 50.56)

17% off 60
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17% off 60 = 49.8 (you save 10.2)

3% off 23
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3% off 23 = 22.31 (you save 0.69)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 30% off 60?

30% off 60 is 42: you save 18. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 30% off 60?

18. That is 30% of 60.

What was the price before 30% off if I paid 42?

60. Divide what you paid by 0.7, the share of the price that is left.