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What is 5% off 150?

5% off 150 = 142.5 (you save 7.5)

Sale price
142.5
You save
7.5
You pay
95%
Original
150

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 5% of 150 = 0.05 × 150 = 7.5
  2. Take it off the price: 150 − 7.5 = 142.5
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 142.5 + 7.5 = 150.

Another method. In one step: you pay 95% of the price, so 0.95 × 150 = 142.5. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =150*(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: 142.5 instead of 150, a saving of 7.5.

Shopping: an item marked $150 with 5% off costs $142.5 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 150

10% off 150 = 135 (you save 15)

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15% off 150 = 127.5 (you save 22.5)

20% off 150

20% off 150 = 120 (you save 30)

25% off 150

25% off 150 = 112.5 (you save 37.5)

30% off 150

30% off 150 = 105 (you save 45)

40% off 150

40% off 150 = 90 (you save 60)

50% off 150

50% off 150 = 75 (you save 75)

The other way round: 5% of 150. Two discounts do not add up: 5% off and then another 5% off leaves 135.38, not 135, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

2% off 80
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2% off 80 = 78.4 (you save 1.6)

8% off 28
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8% off 28 = 25.76 (you save 2.24)

56% off 59
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56% off 59 = 25.96 (you save 33.04)

26% off 54
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26% off 54 = 39.96 (you save 14.04)

46% off 61
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46% off 61 = 32.94 (you save 28.06)

35% off 58
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35% off 58 = 37.7 (you save 20.3)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 5% off 150?

5% off 150 is 142.5: you save 7.5. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 5% off 150?

7.5. That is 5% of 150.

What was the price before 5% off if I paid 142.5?

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