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What is 5% off 75?

5% off 75 = 71.25 (you save 3.75)

Sale price
71.25
You save
3.75
You pay
95%
Original
75

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 5% of 75 = 0.05 × 75 = 3.75
  2. Take it off the price: 75 − 3.75 = 71.25
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 71.25 + 3.75 = 75.

Another method. In one step: you pay 95% of the price, so 0.95 × 75 = 71.25. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =75*(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: 71.25 instead of 75, a saving of 3.75.

Shopping: an item marked $75 with 5% off costs $71.25 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 75 = 67.5 (you save 7.5)

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25% off 75 = 56.25 (you save 18.75)

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30% off 75 = 52.5 (you save 22.5)

40% off 75

40% off 75 = 45 (you save 30)

50% off 75

50% off 75 = 37.5 (you save 37.5)

The other way round: 5% of 75. Two discounts do not add up: 5% off and then another 5% off leaves 67.69, not 67.5, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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2% off 62 = 60.76 (you save 1.24)

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71% off 84 = 24.36 (you save 59.64)

83% off 98
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83% off 98 = 16.66 (you save 81.34)

13% off 3
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13% off 3 = 2.61 (you save 0.39)

57% off 16
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57% off 16 = 6.88 (you save 9.12)

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18% off 51 = 41.82 (you save 9.18)

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Questions

What is 5% off 75?

5% off 75 is 71.25: you save 3.75. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 5% off 75?

3.75. That is 5% of 75.

What was the price before 5% off if I paid 71.25?

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