SOLUTION: Dinner at your grandfather's favorite restaurant now costs $25.25 and has been increasing at 4% each year. How much did it cost him 35 years ago?

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Question 1174207: Dinner at your grandfather's favorite restaurant now costs $25.25 and has been increasing at 4% each year. How much did it cost him 35 years ago?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the unknown value under the problem's question.  Then


    25.25 =  = .


Hence,  x =  = 6.40  dollars   (rounded).    ANSWER

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