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Discount & Tax Calculator

Shopping for a sale? Enter the original price, the discount, and the tax to find out exactly how much you will pay—and how much you saved!

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The Golden Rule of Discounts and Taxes

Why Order Matters

When you go to a store, the cashier's computer doesn't just smash all the percentages together. Order of Operations is critical in real life!

You must always calculate the Discount FIRST to find the new "Sale Price." Then, you calculate the Tax based only on that new, smaller sale price. If you calculate the tax on the original full price, you'd be overpaying!

How to Find the Percentage

To find a percentage of any number, remember that "Percent" means "Per 100".

  • Step 1: Turn the percentage into a decimal by dividing by 100 (e.g., $20\% = 20 \div 100 = 0.20$).
  • Step 2: Multiply that decimal by your price (e.g., $0.20 \times 500 = 100$).
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