📚 How Discounts Work
Calculating Discount — The Formula
Sale Price = Original Price × (1 − Discount% ÷ 100). For example: ₹1,000 with 20% off = ₹1,000 × 0.80 = ₹800. You save ₹200.
How Retailers Use Discounts
Retailers often inflate the "original price" (MRP) to make discounts appear larger than they are. A product marked ₹2,000 with 50% off may have never actually been sold at ₹2,000. Always compare the final sale price across stores rather than being swayed by large discount percentages.
Types of Discounts
- Percentage discount: Fixed % off the original price (most common)
- Flat discount: Fixed amount off (e.g., ₹500 off)
- Buy X get Y free: Effectively a percentage discount
- Cashback: Discount applied after purchase via bank/wallet
- Coupon codes: Additional discount stacked on sale price
❓ FAQs
Q: What is 20% off ₹1,500?
A: 20% of ₹1,500 = ₹300. So the sale price is ₹1,500 − ₹300 = ₹1,200. You save ₹300.
Q: How do I calculate the original price from a discounted price?
A: Original Price = Sale Price ÷ (1 − Discount%/100). Example: If you paid ₹800 after 20% discount, the original price was ₹800 ÷ 0.80 = ₹1,000. Use our "Original Price Finder" mode above.
Q: Can I stack discounts?
A: Yes — but they don't simply add up. A 20% discount followed by another 20% gives 36% total, not 40%. Each successive discount applies to the already-reduced price. Our calculator handles single discounts; for stacked discounts, apply them one at a time.