Double Discount Calculator

Original Price ($)

First Discount (%)

Second Discount (%)

Application Order

Results

Original Price

After First Discount

Final Price

Total Savings

Discount Breakdown

First discount amount:

Second discount amount:

Total discount amount:

Effective Discount Rate

Combined discount rate:

Individual sum:

Difference:

Option 1: First Discount, then Second

After First

Final Price

Total Savings

Effective Rate

Option 2: Second Discount, then First

After First

Final Price

Total Savings

Effective Rate

Comparison

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Both options result in the same final price.

How It Works

Formula

Sequential Discounts:

Price after 1st = Original × (1 - Discount1/100)

Final Price = Price after 1st × (1 - Discount2/100)

Effective Discount Rate:

Rate = (1 - (1 - D1/100) × (1 - D2/100)) × 100

Key Points

Sequential discounts are not additive
Order of application affects the final result
Larger discount first usually saves more money
Effective rate is always less than the sum

Example

Scenario: $100 item with 20% and 10% discounts

Option 1 (20% first): $100 → $80 → $72 (28% total discount)

Option 2 (10% first): $100 → $90 → $72 (28% total discount)

Note: In this case, both orders give the same result!

Double Discount Calculator