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What is 5% off 25?

5% off 25 = 23.75 (you save 1.25)

Sale price
23.75
You save
1.25
You pay
95%
Original
25

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 5% of 25 = 0.05 × 25 = 1.25
  2. Take it off the price: 25 − 1.25 = 23.75
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 23.75 + 1.25 = 25.

Another method. In one step: you pay 95% of the price, so 0.95 × 25 = 23.75. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =25*(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: 23.75 instead of 25, a saving of 1.25.

Shopping: an item marked $25 with 5% off costs $23.75 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 25

10% off 25 = 22.5 (you save 2.5)

15% off 25

15% off 25 = 21.25 (you save 3.75)

20% off 25

20% off 25 = 20 (you save 5)

25% off 25

25% off 25 = 18.75 (you save 6.25)

30% off 25

30% off 25 = 17.5 (you save 7.5)

40% off 25

40% off 25 = 15 (you save 10)

50% off 25

50% off 25 = 12.5 (you save 12.5)

The other way round: 5% of 25. Two discounts do not add up: 5% off and then another 5% off leaves 22.56, not 22.5, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

2% off 83
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2% off 83 = 81.34 (you save 1.66)

39% off 61
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39% off 61 = 37.21 (you save 23.79)

22% off 85
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22% off 85 = 66.3 (you save 18.7)

75% off 39
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75% off 39 = 9.75 (you save 29.25)

48% off 87
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48% off 87 = 45.24 (you save 41.76)

54% off 80
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54% off 80 = 36.8 (you save 43.2)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 5% off 25?

5% off 25 is 23.75: you save 1.25. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 5% off 25?

1.25. That is 5% of 25.

What was the price before 5% off if I paid 23.75?

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