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What is 75% off 15?

75% off 15 = 3.75 (you save 11.25)

Sale price
3.75
You save
11.25
You pay
25%
Original
15

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 75% of 15 = 0.75 × 15 = 11.25
  2. Take it off the price: 15 − 11.25 = 3.75
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 3.75 + 11.25 = 15.

Another method. In one step: you pay 25% of the price, so 0.25 × 15 = 3.75. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =15*(1-75%). 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 75% off, you pay 25% of the price: 3.75 instead of 15, a saving of 11.25.

Shopping: an item marked $15 with 75% off costs $3.75 at the till, before any sales tax.

Stacked discounts

75% off followed by another 75% off is 93.75% off in total, not 100%: the second discount applies to the lower price.

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10% off 15

10% off 15 = 13.5 (you save 1.5)

15% off 15

15% off 15 = 12.75 (you save 2.25)

20% off 15

20% off 15 = 12 (you save 3)

25% off 15

25% off 15 = 11.25 (you save 3.75)

30% off 15

30% off 15 = 10.5 (you save 4.5)

40% off 15

40% off 15 = 9 (you save 6)

50% off 15

50% off 15 = 7.5 (you save 7.5)

The other way round: 75% of 15. Two discounts do not add up: 75% off and then another 75% off leaves 0.94, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

15% off 85
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15% off 85 = 72.25 (you save 12.75)

71% off 39
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71% off 39 = 11.31 (you save 27.69)

14% off 19
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14% off 19 = 16.34 (you save 2.66)

22% off 31
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22% off 31 = 24.18 (you save 6.82)

20% off 35
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20% off 35 = 28 (you save 7)

80% off 97
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80% off 97 = 19.4 (you save 77.6)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 75% off 15?

75% off 15 is 3.75: you save 11.25. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 75% off 15?

11.25. That is 75% of 15.

What was the price before 75% off if I paid 3.75?

15. Divide what you paid by 0.25, the share of the price that is left.