document.write( "Question 551262: Ok I need steps for the question \" a store allows customers to buy 3 iteams of the same price and get 2 more of the same iteams free. What percent savings does this represent.
\n" ); document.write( "The answer is 40 but i need steps im only 12 so make the steps easy. thanks :p \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #359577 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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First find the savings.
\n" ); document.write( "This is ( amount you would normally pay ) - ( amount you actually pay )
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\n" ); document.write( "Then to find the percent savings,
\n" ); document.write( "% savings = ( savings ) / ( amount you you normally pay )
\n" ); document.write( "and multiply this fraction by 100
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = normal cost of 5 items
\n" ); document.write( "savings = c - (3/5)*c
\n" ); document.write( "( note that (3/5)*c means customer only paid for 3 of the 5 items )
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\n" ); document.write( "c - (3/5)*c = (2/5)*c
\n" ); document.write( "% savings = [( 2/5)*c / c ] x 100
\n" ); document.write( "The c's cancel
\n" ); document.write( "% savings = (2/5)x 100
\n" ); document.write( "% savings = 40
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\n" ); document.write( "If this is a little hard to follow, the most
\n" ); document.write( "important part is really
\n" ); document.write( "% savings = ( savings ) / ( amount you you normally pay )
\n" ); document.write( "then multiply by 100 \n" ); document.write( "
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