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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What will my percentage saving be if i buy something in a sale that offers 3 for the price of 2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An easy understandable way is choose an original price for one item, say $6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then two cost $12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then three cost <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = $4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is cost per item reduction of $2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The per cent saving: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * 100 = 33<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > %<BR>\n" );
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