SOLUTION: An item decreased in value from $800 to $480 in four years. What is the ratio, written as a fraction, of the decrease in value to the original price?

SOLUTION: An item decreased in value from $800 to $480 in four years. What is the ratio, written as a fraction, of the decrease in value to the original price?

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Question 1143709: An item decreased in value from $800 to $480 in four years. What is the ratio, written as a fraction, of the decrease in value to the original price?
Answer by ikleyn(52777) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Decrease = 800-480 = 320 dollars.


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