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Example: 60% off of $20= $20 - (60%/100% * $20)

= $20 - (0.6 * $20)

= $20 - $12

= $8 (This is the pricenet of origi

nal price)

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= $20 * (100% - 60%)/100%

= $20 * (40%/100%)

= $20 * 0.4

= $8

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How do you figure the how much percent was taken off the original price if you only have the original price and the sale price?

Sale price/original price will give you a fraction. The fraction x100 gives you the percentage that the sale price is of the original price.100-(that percentage) gives the percent taken off.


How do you figure out the price of something that you only know the ending total and the percentage off?

Call the percentage off ' P '. The original price was (sell-price) divided by (1 - .01P)


How do you find a percentage off if you have the original price and sale price?

Take the sale price from the original price. The difference is the discount. Calculate the discount as a percentage of the original price. This is the 'percentage off'. Example: Original price 100 verdibors Sale price 80 verdibors Discount = 100-80=20 verdibors. So percentage off is 20/100 = 20% ----------------------------------------------------- Calculating percentages: To convert fractions to percentages, multiply the top figure of the fraction by 100, then 'cancel down'. e.g. 1/4 ..... 1/4 x 100= 100/4 = 25 %


How do you determine the discount percentage?

It is = (reduction in price)/(original price) * 100.


How do you find the discount rate when given the original price and sales price?

To find the discount rate, subtract the sales price from the original price to determine the discount amount. Then, divide the discount amount by the original price. Finally, multiply the result by 100 to convert it into a percentage. The formula can be summarized as: Discount Rate (%) = [(Original Price - Sales Price) / Original Price] × 100.

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How do you figure the how much percent was taken off the original price if you only have the original price and the sale price?

Sale price/original price will give you a fraction. The fraction x100 gives you the percentage that the sale price is of the original price.100-(that percentage) gives the percent taken off.


How do you figure out the price of something that you only know the ending total and the percentage off?

Call the percentage off ' P '. The original price was (sell-price) divided by (1 - .01P)


What is a discount in finance?

A discount is a reduction of the original price of an item. It can be a percentage or a fixed amount of the original figure. In finance the same principle applies.


How do you find a percentage off if you have the original price and sale price?

Take the sale price from the original price. The difference is the discount. Calculate the discount as a percentage of the original price. This is the 'percentage off'. Example: Original price 100 verdibors Sale price 80 verdibors Discount = 100-80=20 verdibors. So percentage off is 20/100 = 20% ----------------------------------------------------- Calculating percentages: To convert fractions to percentages, multiply the top figure of the fraction by 100, then 'cancel down'. e.g. 1/4 ..... 1/4 x 100= 100/4 = 25 %


How to figure how much is taken off after the percentage mark down?

To take a percentage of a price, multiply the price by the decimal equivalent of the percentage, which is the percentage divided by 100. 25 percent of $15.00 = 15 x 0.25 = $3.75 To take a percentage off a price, you can either subtract that number from the original price ($15.00 - $3.75 = $11.25) or multiply the original price by the decimal equivalent of 100 percent minus the discount. (15 x 0.75 = $11.25)


How do you find the percentage off of an item given the original and sale price?

original price-sale price. Then original sale price/the answer to the previous.


How do you find the discount knowing only the discounted price and original price?

Discount = Original Price - Discounted Price Percentage Discount = 100* Discount / Original Price


How do you determine the discount percentage?

It is = (reduction in price)/(original price) * 100.


How do you find the percent of discount if you know the original price in the sale price?

Percentage discount = 100*(1 - sale price/original price)


How do you calculate percentage discounts?

Discount = Original Price - Discounted Price.Percentage Discount = 100*Discount/(Original Price)


How much percentage did one save if the original if the original price is 16.97 and the sale price is 14.50?

14.56 percent


How do you take or add percentage to price?

To take a percentage of a price, multiply the price by the decimal equivalent of the percentage, which is the percentage divided by 100. 25 percent of $15.00 = 15 x 0.25 = $3.75 To take a percentage off a price, you can either subtract that number from the original price ($15.00 - $3.75 = $11.25) or multiply the original price by the decimal equivalent of 100 percent minus the discount. (15 x 0.75 = $11.25) To add a percentage to a price, you can either add that number from the original price ($15.00 + $3.75 = $18.75) or multiply the original price by the decimal equivalent of 100 percent plus the discount. (15 x 1.25 = $18.75)