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What is 50% off 200?

50% off 200 = 100 (you save 100)

Sale price
100
You save
100
You pay
50%
Original
200

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 50% of 200 = 0.5 × 200 = 100
  2. Take it off the price: 200 − 100 = 100
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 100 + 100 = 200.

Another method. In one step: you pay 50% of the price, so 0.5 × 200 = 100. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =200*(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: 100 instead of 200, a saving of 100.

Shopping: an item marked $200 with 50% off costs $100 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 200

10% off 200 = 180 (you save 20)

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15% off 200 = 170 (you save 30)

20% off 200

20% off 200 = 160 (you save 40)

25% off 200

25% off 200 = 150 (you save 50)

30% off 200

30% off 200 = 140 (you save 60)

40% off 200

40% off 200 = 120 (you save 80)

The other way round: 50% of 200. Two discounts do not add up: 50% off and then another 50% off leaves 50, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

11% off 44
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11% off 44 = 39.16 (you save 4.84)

9% off 94
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9% off 94 = 85.54 (you save 8.46)

2% off 82
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2% off 82 = 80.36 (you save 1.64)

88% off 32
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88% off 32 = 3.84 (you save 28.16)

66% off 86
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66% off 86 = 29.24 (you save 56.76)

53% off 57
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53% off 57 = 26.79 (you save 30.21)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 50% off 200?

50% off 200 is 100: you save 100. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 50% off 200?

100. That is 50% of 200.

What was the price before 50% off if I paid 100?

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