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What is 60% off 60?

60% off 60 = 24 (you save 36)

Sale price
24
You save
36
You pay
40%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 60% of 60 = 0.6 × 60 = 36
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 36 = 24
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 24 + 36 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 40% of the price, so 0.4 × 60 = 24. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(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: 24 instead of 60, a saving of 36.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 60% off costs $24 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 60

10% off 60 = 54 (you save 6)

15% off 60

15% off 60 = 51 (you save 9)

20% off 60

20% off 60 = 48 (you save 12)

25% off 60

25% off 60 = 45 (you save 15)

30% off 60

30% off 60 = 42 (you save 18)

40% off 60

40% off 60 = 36 (you save 24)

50% off 60

50% off 60 = 30 (you save 30)

The other way round: 60% of 60. Two discounts do not add up: 60% off and then another 60% off leaves 9.6, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

12% off 24
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12% off 24 = 21.12 (you save 2.88)

28% off 6
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28% off 6 = 4.32 (you save 1.68)

53% off 48
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53% off 48 = 22.56 (you save 25.44)

92% off 2
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92% off 2 = 0.16 (you save 1.84)

24% off 41
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24% off 41 = 31.16 (you save 9.84)

18% off 60
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18% off 60 = 49.2 (you save 10.8)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 60% off 60?

60% off 60 is 24: you save 36. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 60% off 60?

36. That is 60% of 60.

What was the price before 60% off if I paid 24?

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