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What is 40% off 60?

40% off 60 = 36 (you save 24)

Sale price
36
You save
24
You pay
60%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 40% of 60 = 0.4 × 60 = 24
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 24 = 36
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 36 + 24 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 60% of the price, so 0.6 × 60 = 36. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(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: 36 instead of 60, a saving of 24.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 40% off costs $36 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 60. Two discounts do not add up: 40% off and then another 40% off leaves 21.6, not 12, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 40% off 60?

40% off 60 is 36: you save 24. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 40% off 60?

24. That is 40% of 60.

What was the price before 40% off if I paid 36?

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