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How do I take a sales discount off a sales total? -Ex
sales total: 2.00
discount: 20%

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I believe you would subtract the total by the discount EX: 2.00-20%=1.6
User Sergey Salnikov
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20% is 1/5 of 100%, so figure out what 1/5 of 2 is. Then, subtract that number by 2.
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