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What is 5% off 200?

5% off 200 = 190 (you save 10)

Sale price
190
You save
10
You pay
95%
Original
200

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 5% of 200 = 0.05 × 200 = 10
  2. Take it off the price: 200 − 10 = 190
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 190 + 10 = 200.

Another method. In one step: you pay 95% of the price, so 0.95 × 200 = 190. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =200*(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: 190 instead of 200, a saving of 10.

Shopping: an item marked $200 with 5% off costs $190 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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The other way round: 5% of 200. Two discounts do not add up: 5% off and then another 5% off leaves 180.5, not 180, 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 5% off 200?

5% off 200 is 190: you save 10. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 5% off 200?

10. That is 5% of 200.

What was the price before 5% off if I paid 190?

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