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What is 70% off 60?

70% off 60 = 18 (you save 42)

Sale price
18
You save
42
You pay
30%
Original
60

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 70% of 60 = 0.7 × 60 = 42
  2. Take it off the price: 60 − 42 = 18
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 18 + 42 = 60.

Another method. In one step: you pay 30% of the price, so 0.3 × 60 = 18. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =60*(1-70%). 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 70% off, you pay 30% of the price: 18 instead of 60, a saving of 42.

Shopping: an item marked $60 with 70% off costs $18 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

70% off followed by another 70% off is 91% 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: 70% of 60. Two discounts do not add up: 70% off and then another 70% off leaves 5.4, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

14% off 62
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14% off 62 = 53.32 (you save 8.68)

92% off 11
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92% off 11 = 0.88 (you save 10.12)

60% off 47
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60% off 47 = 18.8 (you save 28.2)

25% off 27
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25% off 27 = 20.25 (you save 6.75)

31% off 51
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31% off 51 = 35.19 (you save 15.81)

91% off 67
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91% off 67 = 6.03 (you save 60.97)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 70% off 60?

70% off 60 is 18: you save 42. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 70% off 60?

42. That is 70% of 60.

What was the price before 70% off if I paid 18?

60. Divide what you paid by 0.3, the share of the price that is left.