document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=743167>Question 743167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help with a percent problem please!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 2.4 million dollars is spent annually in CA on frozen pizza, how much more is spent on pepperoni pizzas than sausage pizzas each year? 31% pepperoni pizzas and 20% for sausage pizza </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #452771 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=davethejackal><B>davethejackal(28)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=davethejackal><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=davethejackal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=452771\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 100% of the pizza market is $2.4million or $2,400,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This si 100% so it is 100 x more than 1% of the total market.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words 1% of the market is 1/100 of the total market ... <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or $2,400,000/100 = $24,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pepperoni market is 31%, which is 31 x 1% of the market = 31 x 24000 = $744,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sausage pizza is 20%, which is 20% 1% of the market = 20 x 24000 = $480,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the difference between the two is 744,000 - 480,000 = $264,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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