50% off of $75.00 = $37.50
What is 75% off of $75.00?

Question

50% off of $75.00 = $37.50
What is 75% off of $75.00?

lgbasallote · Answer

do you know what 75% is in decimal?

anonymous · Answer

.75

lgbasallote · Answer

multiply that to $75.00

anonymous · Answer

56.25 - I understand how that is the answer but I feel like it should be less than 37.50 (which is 50% off of $75)

lgbasallote · Answer

which is bigger..75 or 50? /:)

anonymous · Answer

I'm going to give you the original question even though its long.
a.  Suppose you purchase an item from the Trim-A-Tree shop for $75.00 (original price).  What is the sale price? 
My answer: The sale price of an item from the Trim-A-Tree shop is $37.50.
b.  Senior citizens (age 62 and older) were eligible for a senior discount.  Assume someone over age 62 purchased the same item on sale (originally $75.00) and received an additional 15% off the sale price.  What price do senior citizens pay for the same item from the Trim-A Tree Shop?

anonymous · Answer

shouldn't 75% off of an item have a smaller price rather than 50% off?

lgbasallote · Answer

ugh no wonder....discounts *facepalm*  yes it should be smaller...and it shouldn't be multiplied by 75% it should be multiplied by 25% a shortcut would be

$100% - \text{given discount rate}) \times \text{original price}$

since given discount rate is 75% and original price is 75$ we plug them in

$100% - 75% \times 75 = 25% \times 75$

got it?

lgbasallote · Answer

uhmm did the latex become visible there ^? or is it only showing 100?

anonymous · Answer

lol
its just showing 100

anonymous · Answer

so it should be .25*75.00 = 18.75 right?

lgbasallote · Answer

yupp anyway the formula i wrote was

(100% - given discount rate) x original price

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you!

anonymous · Answer

56.25
37.50/2=18.75
18.75+37.50=75%=56.25

anonymous · Answer

^ That would be right if it was not a discount but it is, thank you anyway!