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What is 75% off 50?

75% off 50 = 12.5 (you save 37.5)

Sale price
12.5
You save
37.5
You pay
25%
Original
50

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How to work it out

  1. Work out the discount: 75% of 50 = 0.75 × 50 = 37.5
  2. Take it off the price: 50 − 37.5 = 12.5
  3. Check: Add the saving back: 12.5 + 37.5 = 50.

Another method. In one step: you pay 25% of the price, so 0.25 × 50 = 12.5. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =50*(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: 12.5 instead of 50, a saving of 37.5.

Shopping: an item marked $50 with 75% off costs $12.5 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 50

10% off 50 = 45 (you save 5)

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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: 75% of 50. Two discounts do not add up: 75% off and then another 75% off leaves 3.13, not 0, because the second discount is taken of the lower price.

Practice

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15% off 35 = 29.75 (you save 5.25)

65% off 11
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65% off 11 = 3.85 (you save 7.15)

93% off 45
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93% off 45 = 3.15 (you save 41.85)

72% off 88
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72% off 88 = 24.64 (you save 63.36)

69% off 61
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69% off 61 = 18.91 (you save 42.09)

2% off 88
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2% off 88 = 86.24 (you save 1.76)

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 75% off 50?

75% off 50 is 12.5: you save 37.5. Formula and steps for the sale price.

How much do I save with 75% off 50?

37.5. That is 75% of 50.

What was the price before 75% off if I paid 12.5?

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