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document.write( "Each battery from the 4-pack casts 300/4 = 75 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each battery from the 8-pack costs 500/8 = 62.5 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity difference is 75-62.5 = 12.5 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percent difference = 12.5/62.5 = 0.20 = 20%<BR>\n" );
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