document.write( "Question 996469: in 5 years the price of a calculator went from $40 to $24. what is the ratio as a fraction in simplest form of the decrease in price to the original price? \n" ); document.write( "
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in 5 years the price of a calculator went from $40 to $24. what is the ratio as a fraction in simplest form of the decrease in price to the original price?
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\n" ); document.write( "(40-24)/40 = 16/40
\n" ); document.write( "= 2/5
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