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What is 50% off 60?

50% off 60 = 30 (you save 30)

Sale price
30
You save
30
You pay
50%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 50% of 60 = 0.5 × 60 = 30
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 30 = 30
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 30 + 30 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 50% of the price, so 0.5 × 60 = 30. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(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: 30 instead of 60, a saving of 30.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 50% off costs $30 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 60

10% off 60 = 54 (you save 6)

15% off 60

15% off 60 = 51 (you save 9)

20% off 60

20% off 60 = 48 (you save 12)

25% off 60

25% off 60 = 45 (you save 15)

30% off 60

30% off 60 = 42 (you save 18)

40% off 60

40% off 60 = 36 (you save 24)

The other way round: 50% of 60. Two discounts do not add up: 50% off and then another 50% off leaves 15, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

11% off 11
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11% off 11 = 9.79 (you save 1.21)

26% off 82
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26% off 82 = 60.68 (you save 21.32)

22% off 44
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22% off 44 = 34.32 (you save 9.68)

42% off 93
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42% off 93 = 53.94 (you save 39.06)

14% off 41
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14% off 41 = 35.26 (you save 5.74)

97% off 42
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97% off 42 = 1.26 (you save 40.74)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 50% off 60?

50% off 60 is 30: you save 30. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 50% off 60?

30. That is 50% of 60.

What was the price before 50% off if I paid 30?

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