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What is 60% off 40?

60% off 40 = 16 (you save 24)

Sale price
16
You save
24
You pay
40%
Original
40

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 60% of 40 = 0.6 × 40 = 24
  2. Take it off the price: 40 − 24 = 16
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 16 + 24 = 40.

Another method. In one step: you pay 40% of the price, so 0.4 × 40 = 16. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =40*(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: 16 instead of 40, a saving of 24.

Shopping: an item marked $40 with 60% off costs $16 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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Results for nearby numbers
10% off 40

10% off 40 = 36 (you save 4)

15% off 40

15% off 40 = 34 (you save 6)

20% off 40

20% off 40 = 32 (you save 8)

25% off 40

25% off 40 = 30 (you save 10)

30% off 40

30% off 40 = 28 (you save 12)

40% off 40

40% off 40 = 24 (you save 16)

50% off 40

50% off 40 = 20 (you save 20)

The other way round: 60% of 40. Two discounts do not add up: 60% off and then another 60% off leaves 6.4, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

12% off 55
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12% off 55 = 48.4 (you save 6.6)

50% off 20
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50% off 20 = 10 (you save 10)

72% off 93
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72% off 93 = 26.04 (you save 66.96)

86% off 52
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86% off 52 = 7.28 (you save 44.72)

15% off 38
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15% off 38 = 32.3 (you save 5.7)

34% off 96
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34% off 96 = 63.36 (you save 32.64)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 60% off 40?

60% off 40 is 16: you save 24. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 60% off 40?

24. That is 60% of 40.

What was the price before 60% off if I paid 16?

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