document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202377>Question 202377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If by mistake I forgot,I will say \"Thank You\" to all responds to my post.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much more do you save on a large pizza than on a small one?  _____<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Small Pizza:Reg 5.95/with coupon 5.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Med. Pizza:Reg 7.40/with coupon 5.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Large Pizza:Reg 8.95/with coupon 6.98 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152601 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=152601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Savings on Small Pizza = $5.95 - $5.00 = $.95 / $5.95 = 15.9663866%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Savings on Medium Pizza = $7.40 - $5.92 = $1.48 / $7.40 = 20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Savings on Large Pizza = $8.95 - $6.98 = $1.97 / $8.95 = 22.0111732%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you saved 15.9663866% on the small pizza, and you saved 22.0111732% on the large pizza, you saved an additional 6.0447866% on the large pizza.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the savings on the large pizza were to be identical as the savings on the small pizza on a percentage basis, then your discount on the large pizza would have been .159663866 * $8.95 = $1.428991597.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your additional savings on the large pizza over the savings on the small pizza came out to be $1.97 - $1.428991597 = $.541008403.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your savings on the small pizza were to be identical as the savings on the large pizza on a percentage basis, then your discount on the small pizza would have been .220111732 * $5.95 = $1.309664804.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your additional savings on the small pizza over what you actually received on the small pizza would have been $1.309664804 - $.95 = $.359664804.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Discount was based on a percentage of the original Price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the discount and divide it by the original price to get the discount rate and then multiply that by 100% to get the discount percent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original Price = $100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Discount = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/100 = .1 * 100% = 10%<BR>\n" );
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