SOLUTION: The ratio of the prices of the keyboard and the monitor is 1 : 4. If the price of the monitor increases by 20% and the ratio decreases by 5%, what is the percentage increase/decrea
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Question 860107: The ratio of the prices of the keyboard and the monitor is 1 : 4. If the price of the monitor increases by 20% and the ratio decreases by 5%, what is the percentage increase/decrease in the price of the keyboard ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The new ratio is:
The % decrease in the price of the keyboard is:
= .25%
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check:
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