1. Chain Discounts
chain discount: series of discounts or when more than one discount is given – a discount on an already discounted price
Another discount that can happen is that of a chain discount. A chain discount is where there is more than one discount that will be used on one product.
A supplier may offer chain discounts to sell out a discontinued item or to encourage you to place a larger order.
A chain discount is a series of discounts.

2. For chain: 35% less 20% less 15% or 35/20/15
Does this mean 70% off? no
35% discount is deducted from the retail price to yield first net price
Then, 20% is deducted from first net price to yield second net price
Then 15% is deducted from the second net price to yield final net price
An example of a chain discount would be where a business has taken a product and already discounted 35% off and you discount an additional 20% off and you offer a 15% coupon to customers to increase sales.
This does not mean 35% + 20% + 15% off.
35% discount is deducted from the list (retail) price to yield first net price.
20% of first net price is deducted from first net price to yield second net price.
15% of second net price is deducted from second net price to yield final net price.

3. For Example Retail price is $400. Chain discount is 30% less 25%.
Find the first net price
Dollar Discount = X =
First Net Price = =
Final net price
Final Net Price = =
List price is $400. Chain discount is 30% less 25%.
Find the first net price.
Paid Percent of 30% = 70%
400 * .70 = 280
Find the final net price.
Paid Percent of 25% = 75%
280 * .75 = 210

4. Make it simple Chain Shortcut Formula
Retail Price x (1 – 1st discount) x (1 – 2nd discount)
Example List Price of $200. Chain discount is 15% less 25%
Net Price: x X =
$200 x (1-.15) x (1-.25)
$200 x (.85) x (.75)
Answer = $127.50

5. Putting it together
The Green Lawn Corporation produces a lawn mower, which is priced at $695. A new model is ready for production, so the old model is to be discontinued. Green Lawn is offering a chain discount of 20% then 10% (20/10). What is the final net price of the old lawn mower?
Answer to example
First Net Price
695 * .80 = 556
Final Net Price
556 * .90 = $500.40

6. Example:
You get a coupon in the mail for 40% off of a pair of shoes that are already 25% off. The shoes are $50. What would your final cost for the Shoes be?
Net Price: x X =

7. Try: $895 with 20/10/35 discount
Net Price: x X X =

8. Figure this…
The football stadium sold a total of 15,500 tickets, of those tickets 25% were sold to women. Of the tickets sold to women, 50% of them were sold at a discounted price. How many women purchased discounted tickets?
Remember to round up to the nearest whole number
15,500 x .25 = 3875
3875 x .50 = 1938