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What is 60% off 50?

60% off 50 = 20 (you save 30)

Sale price
20
You save
30
You pay
40%
Original
50

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 60% of 50 = 0.6 × 50 = 30
  2. Take it off the price: 50 − 30 = 20
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 20 + 30 = 50.

Another method. In one step: you pay 40% of the price, so 0.4 × 50 = 20. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =50*(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: 20 instead of 50, a saving of 30.

Shopping: an item marked $50 with 60% off costs $20 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.

Related results

Results for nearby numbers
10% off 50

10% off 50 = 45 (you save 5)

15% off 50

15% off 50 = 42.5 (you save 7.5)

20% off 50

20% off 50 = 40 (you save 10)

25% off 50

25% off 50 = 37.5 (you save 12.5)

30% off 50

30% off 50 = 35 (you save 15)

40% off 50

40% off 50 = 30 (you save 20)

50% off 50

50% off 50 = 25 (you save 25)

The other way round: 60% of 50. Two discounts do not add up: 60% off and then another 60% off leaves 8, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

12% off 89
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12% off 89 = 78.32 (you save 10.68)

23% off 80
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23% off 80 = 61.6 (you save 18.4)

95% off 92
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95% off 92 = 4.6 (you save 87.4)

21% off 77
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21% off 77 = 60.83 (you save 16.17)

51% off 77
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51% off 77 = 37.73 (you save 39.27)

7% off 21
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7% off 21 = 19.53 (you save 1.47)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 60% off 50?

60% off 50 is 20: you save 30. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 60% off 50?

30. That is 60% of 50.

What was the price before 60% off if I paid 20?

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