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What is 50% off 150?

50% off 150 = 75 (you save 75)

Sale price
75
You save
75
You pay
50%
Original
150

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 50% of 150 = 0.5 × 150 = 75
  2. Take it off the price: 150 − 75 = 75
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 75 + 75 = 150.

Another method. In one step: you pay 50% of the price, so 0.5 × 150 = 75. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =150*(1-50%). 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 50% off, you pay 50% of the price: 75 instead of 150, a saving of 75.

Shopping: an item marked $150 with 50% off costs $75 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

50% off followed by another 50% off is 75% off in total, not 100%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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10% off 150

10% off 150 = 135 (you save 15)

15% off 150

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)

The other way round: 50% of 150. Two discounts do not add up: 50% off and then another 50% off leaves 37.5, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

11% off 65
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11% off 65 = 57.85 (you save 7.15)

32% off 54
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32% off 54 = 36.72 (you save 17.28)

90% off 78
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90% off 78 = 7.8 (you save 70.2)

70% off 25
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70% off 25 = 7.5 (you save 17.5)

45% off 25
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45% off 25 = 13.75 (you save 11.25)

79% off 98
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79% off 98 = 20.58 (you save 77.42)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 50% off 150?

50% off 150 is 75: you save 75. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 50% off 150?

75. That is 50% of 150.

What was the price before 50% off if I paid 75?

150. Divide what you paid by 0.5, the share of the price that is left.