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What is 5% off 15?

5% off 15 = 14.25 (you save 0.75)

Sale price
14.25
You save
0.75
You pay
95%
Original
15

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 5% of 15 = 0.05 × 15 = 0.75
  2. Take it off the price: 15 − 0.75 = 14.25
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 14.25 + 0.75 = 15.

Another method. In one step: you pay 95% of the price, so 0.95 × 15 = 14.25. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =15*(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: 14.25 instead of 15, a saving of 0.75.

Shopping: an item marked $15 with 5% off costs $14.25 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 15

10% off 15 = 13.5 (you save 1.5)

15% off 15

15% off 15 = 12.75 (you save 2.25)

20% off 15

20% off 15 = 12 (you save 3)

25% off 15

25% off 15 = 11.25 (you save 3.75)

30% off 15

30% off 15 = 10.5 (you save 4.5)

40% off 15

40% off 15 = 9 (you save 6)

50% off 15

50% off 15 = 7.5 (you save 7.5)

The other way round: 5% of 15. Two discounts do not add up: 5% off and then another 5% off leaves 13.54, not 13.5, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

2% off 68
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2% off 68 = 66.64 (you save 1.36)

46% off 64
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46% off 64 = 34.56 (you save 29.44)

69% off 72
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69% off 72 = 22.32 (you save 49.68)

58% off 27
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58% off 27 = 11.34 (you save 15.66)

74% off 57
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74% off 57 = 14.82 (you save 42.18)

99% off 54
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99% off 54 = 0.54 (you save 53.46)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 5% off 15?

5% off 15 is 14.25: you save 0.75. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 5% off 15?

0.75. That is 5% of 15.

What was the price before 5% off if I paid 14.25?

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