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The phrase "fifty percent off" refers to 1/2 of 1, in other words, "half". If I have an apple, and give you 50% of it, we each have half. Let's say a cookie recipe makes 4 dozen cookies, you can take "half " of the ingredients, meaning 50% less, and only make 2 dozen cookies instead.
"Half off" or "fifty percent off" in business/retail means a consumer/customer only pays half the price. It means the same as "buy 2 for 1 (price)". Of course, it is easier to figure out "half" when the price is equally divided by two, but often it is an odd number, so just think of it as "buy 2 for 1 (price)".
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What does ''you have a fifty-fifty chance of spinning red'' mean?
The result of the spin will be red one half, or fifty percent, of the time. The other one half, or fifty percent, black will come up. In other words there is a fifty percent chance it will be red and a fifty percent chance that it will not. Hence fifty-fifty. With an actual roulette wheel, you have less than a fifty-fifty chance of spinning red.
What is thirty percent off three dollars and fifty cents?
$2.45
How much is 50 percent off?
Okay. The 'full amount' of something is one-hundred percent. Half of one hundred is fifty. For example, if something costs five-hundred dollars and it was on special in a shop, it would cost two hundred and fifty dollars. So if an advertisement says something is fifty percent off, it means half off the original price.
What is 70 percent off of 5 dollars?
One dollar and fifty cents.
What is 40 percent off fifty dollars?
40% off $50 = $50 - (0.4 x $50) = $30
