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What is 60% off 15?

60% off 15 = 6 (you save 9)

Sale price
6
You save
9
You pay
40%
Original
15

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 60% of 15 = 0.6 × 15 = 9
  2. Take it off the price: 15 − 9 = 6
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 6 + 9 = 15.

Another method. In one step: you pay 40% of the price, so 0.4 × 15 = 6. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =15*(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: 6 instead of 15, a saving of 9.

Shopping: an item marked $15 with 60% off costs $6 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 15

10% off 15 = 13.5 (you save 1.5)

15% off 15

15% off 15 = 12.75 (you save 2.25)

20% off 15

20% off 15 = 12 (you save 3)

25% off 15

25% off 15 = 11.25 (you save 3.75)

30% off 15

30% off 15 = 10.5 (you save 4.5)

40% off 15

40% off 15 = 9 (you save 6)

50% off 15

50% off 15 = 7.5 (you save 7.5)

The other way round: 60% of 15. Two discounts do not add up: 60% off and then another 60% off leaves 2.4, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

12% off 47
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12% off 47 = 41.36 (you save 5.64)

39% off 20
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39% off 20 = 12.2 (you save 7.8)

70% off 62
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70% off 62 = 18.6 (you save 43.4)

12% off 66
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12% off 66 = 58.08 (you save 7.92)

64% off 63
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64% off 63 = 22.68 (you save 40.32)

36% off 81
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36% off 81 = 51.84 (you save 29.16)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 60% off 15?

60% off 15 is 6: you save 9. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 60% off 15?

9. That is 60% of 15.

What was the price before 60% off if I paid 6?

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