{"section":"faq","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"why-was-the-item-splitted-in-the-cart","locale":"en","slug":"why-was-the-item-splitted-in-the-cart","path":"docs/en/faq/checkout/why-was-the-item-splitted-in-the-cart.md","branch":"main","content":"The same SKU can appear on more than one line in the cart. This is **apportionment**: splitting a discount across units.\n\nWhen the discount cannot be divided evenly by the number of units — especially if the SKU uses a multiplier unit — VTEX applies different discounts to units of the same SKU so the total stays exact. Those units then get different prices and appear as separate lines.\n\nThe example below shows this:\n\n![Por que o item do carrinho foi separado](https://cdn.statically.io/gh/vtexdocs/help-center-content/refs/heads/main/docs/en/faq/checkout/why-was-the-item-splitted-in-the-cart_1.jpg)\n\n1. Multiplier unit.\n2. Product price after discount.\n3. Product price with the difference from apportionment.\n4. Discount applied."}