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What is 40% off 200?

40% off 200 = 120 (you save 80)

Sale price
120
You save
80
You pay
60%
Original
200

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 40% of 200 = 0.4 × 200 = 80
  2. Take it off the price: 200 − 80 = 120
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 120 + 80 = 200.

Another method. In one step: you pay 60% of the price, so 0.6 × 200 = 120. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =200*(1-40%). 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 40% off, you pay 60% of the price: 120 instead of 200, a saving of 80.

Shopping: an item marked $200 with 40% off costs $120 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

40% off followed by another 40% off is 64% off in total, not 80%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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The other way round: 40% of 200. Two discounts do not add up: 40% off and then another 40% off leaves 72, not 40, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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9% off 68 = 61.88 (you save 6.12)

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49% off 81 = 41.31 (you save 39.69)

58% off 47
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58% off 47 = 19.74 (you save 27.26)

23% off 59
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23% off 59 = 45.43 (you save 13.57)

46% off 51
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46% off 51 = 27.54 (you save 23.46)

22% off 86
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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 40% off 200?

40% off 200 is 120: you save 80. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 40% off 200?

80. That is 40% of 200.

What was the price before 40% off if I paid 120?

200. Divide what you paid by 0.6, the share of the price that is left.