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Everyday Math calculators

Percentages, discounts, sales tax, and tips — the quick calculations that come up at a register or on a receipt.

Everyday Math calculators, in short

These are the calculations people do wrong in their heads most often, usually because percentages get added instead of applied one after another. Each tool shows the arithmetic so you can check it.

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What can you calculate here?

  • What is X% of Y, X as a percent of Y, and percentage change between two numbers
  • A sale price from one or two stacked discounts, plus the effective discount
  • Sales tax added to a price, or backed out of a tax-inclusive total
  • A tip on the full check or pre-tax, split between any number of people