Topic 2 · Interactive tool

Receipt Stacker

One price, a discount and a sales tax. Watch the receipt add them up line by line, then see the one-step shortcut, and why the order doesn't matter.

MAT 144 GOODS CO.
Store #144 · Receipt
THANK YOU. KEEP THIS RECEIPT.

Set the scenario

The shortcut: one multiplier each

✓ Same total either way

Multiplying doesn't care about order: price × 0.75 × 1.07 is the same as price × 1.07 × 0.75. Flip the switch and watch the receipt change while the total stays put.