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What is 5% off 10?

5% off 10 = 9.5 (you save 0.5)

Sale price
9.5
You save
0.5
You pay
95%
Original
10

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 5% of 10 = 0.05 × 10 = 0.5
  2. Take it off the price: 10 − 0.5 = 9.5
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 9.5 + 0.5 = 10.

Another method. In one step: you pay 95% of the price, so 0.95 × 10 = 9.5. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =10*(1-5%). 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 5% off, you pay 95% of the price: 9.5 instead of 10, a saving of 0.5.

Shopping: an item marked $10 with 5% off costs $9.5 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

5% off followed by another 5% off is 9.75% off in total, not 10%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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10% off 10

10% off 10 = 9 (you save 1)

15% off 10

15% off 10 = 8.5 (you save 1.5)

20% off 10

20% off 10 = 8 (you save 2)

25% off 10

25% off 10 = 7.5 (you save 2.5)

30% off 10

30% off 10 = 7 (you save 3)

40% off 10

40% off 10 = 6 (you save 4)

50% off 10

50% off 10 = 5 (you save 5)

The other way round: 5% of 10. Two discounts do not add up: 5% off and then another 5% off leaves 9.03, not 9, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

1% off 57
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1% off 57 = 56.43 (you save 0.57)

22% off 61
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22% off 61 = 47.58 (you save 13.42)

7% off 62
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7% off 62 = 57.66 (you save 4.34)

38% off 75
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38% off 75 = 46.5 (you save 28.5)

14% off 95
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14% off 95 = 81.7 (you save 13.3)

3% off 75
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3% off 75 = 72.75 (you save 2.25)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 5% off 10?

5% off 10 is 9.5: you save 0.5. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 5% off 10?

0.5. That is 5% of 10.

What was the price before 5% off if I paid 9.5?

10. Divide what you paid by 0.95, the share of the price that is left.