Calculate the sale price after any percentage discount. Find your savings, final price and total savings across multiple items. Also works in reverse to find the discount from two prices.
Enter the original price and discount percentage. Add a quantity to see total savings across multiple units.
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Multiply the original price by the discount percentage as a decimal to find the discount amount, then subtract from the original price. Example: 25% off 80 dollars — discount = 80 x 0.25 = 20 dollars, sale price = 80 - 20 = 60 dollars. Alternatively, multiply by (1 - discount rate): 80 x 0.75 = 60 dollars. Our calculator does both steps instantly.
Divide the sale price by (1 - discount rate). If a sale price is 75 dollars after 25% off: original price = 75 / (1 - 0.25) = 75 / 0.75 = 100 dollars. This is useful when a price tag shows only the sale price and you want to verify the original price or the exact discount percentage being applied.
Stacked discounts are not simply additive. A 20% discount followed by a 10% discount does not equal 30% off. Calculate each in sequence: on a 100 dollar item, 20% off gives 80 dollars, then 10% off 80 dollars gives 72 dollars. The effective total discount is 28%, not 30%. Use this calculator twice — apply the first discount, then use the result as the starting price for the second.
In retail: 10% is noticeable, 20-25% is the minimum threshold for a genuine sale, 30-50% is a major sale that drives urgency, and 50%+ signals clearance. A concrete saving amount is often more persuasive than the same saving as a percentage — our calculator shows both the percentage and the exact dollar amount saved.
Total savings = original price x discount rate x quantity. Example: 4 items originally 50 dollars each at 30% off — savings = 50 x 0.30 x 4 = 60 dollars total. The total cost is (50 x 4) - 60 = 140 dollars. Our calculator includes a quantity field so you can see total savings across multiple units in one step.
Discount percentage = (original price - sale price) / original price x 100. If an item was 80 dollars and is now 60 dollars: discount = (80 - 60) / 80 x 100 = 25%. This tells you the exact percentage taken off regardless of how the retailer advertises the sale — useful for verifying that the advertised discount matches the actual price reduction.
Generally, discounts are applied to the pre-tax price first, and tax is then calculated on the discounted price. On a 100 dollar item at 20% off with 8% sales tax: discounted price = 80 dollars, tax = 80 x 0.08 = 6.40 dollars, total = 86.40 dollars. Always clarify whether a promotional price is pre-tax or the final total when comparing deals.
A discount reduces the price at the point of purchase — you pay less immediately. Cashback gives you a portion of the price back after the purchase via a bank transfer, reward points or statement credit. The mathematical saving is the same, but cashback requires more steps and the money is received later. Discount is simpler and immediate; cashback may offer higher effective savings when combined with credit card rewards.
