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What is 60% off 10?

60% off 10 = 4 (you save 6)

Sale price
4
You save
6
You pay
40%
Original
10

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 60% of 10 = 0.6 × 10 = 6
  2. Take it off the price: 10 − 6 = 4
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 4 + 6 = 10.

Another method. In one step: you pay 40% of the price, so 0.4 × 10 = 4. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =10*(1-60%). 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 60% off, you pay 40% of the price: 4 instead of 10, a saving of 6.

Shopping: an item marked $10 with 60% off costs $4 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

60% off followed by another 60% off is 84% off in total, not 100%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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10% off 10

10% off 10 = 9 (you save 1)

15% off 10

15% off 10 = 8.5 (you save 1.5)

20% off 10

20% off 10 = 8 (you save 2)

25% off 10

25% off 10 = 7.5 (you save 2.5)

30% off 10

30% off 10 = 7 (you save 3)

40% off 10

40% off 10 = 6 (you save 4)

50% off 10

50% off 10 = 5 (you save 5)

The other way round: 60% of 10. Two discounts do not add up: 60% off and then another 60% off leaves 1.6, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

12% off 2
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12% off 2 = 1.76 (you save 0.24)

77% off 41
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77% off 41 = 9.43 (you save 31.57)

32% off 87
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32% off 87 = 59.16 (you save 27.84)

97% off 75
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97% off 75 = 2.25 (you save 72.75)

36% off 20
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36% off 20 = 12.8 (you save 7.2)

97% off 20
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97% off 20 = 0.6 (you save 19.4)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 60% off 10?

60% off 10 is 4: you save 6. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 60% off 10?

6. That is 60% of 10.

What was the price before 60% off if I paid 4?

10. Divide what you paid by 0.4, the share of the price that is left.