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What is 60% off 20?

60% off 20 = 8 (you save 12)

Sale price
8
You save
12
You pay
40%
Original
20

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 60% of 20 = 0.6 × 20 = 12
  2. Take it off the price: 20 − 12 = 8
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 8 + 12 = 20.

Another method. In one step: you pay 40% of the price, so 0.4 × 20 = 8. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =20*(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: 8 instead of 20, a saving of 12.

Shopping: an item marked $20 with 60% off costs $8 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 20

10% off 20 = 18 (you save 2)

15% off 20

15% off 20 = 17 (you save 3)

20% off 20

20% off 20 = 16 (you save 4)

25% off 20

25% off 20 = 15 (you save 5)

30% off 20

30% off 20 = 14 (you save 6)

40% off 20

40% off 20 = 12 (you save 8)

50% off 20

50% off 20 = 10 (you save 10)

The other way round: 60% of 20. Two discounts do not add up: 60% off and then another 60% off leaves 3.2, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

12% off 36
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12% off 36 = 31.68 (you save 4.32)

46% off 81
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46% off 81 = 43.74 (you save 37.26)

82% off 84
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82% off 84 = 15.12 (you save 68.88)

18% off 20
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18% off 20 = 16.4 (you save 3.6)

36% off 8
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36% off 8 = 5.12 (you save 2.88)

56% off 48
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56% off 48 = 21.12 (you save 26.88)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 60% off 20?

60% off 20 is 8: you save 12. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 60% off 20?

12. That is 60% of 20.

What was the price before 60% off if I paid 8?

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