document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Decrease = 800-480 = 320 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio is  \"320%2F800\" = \"4%2F10\" = \"2%2F5\".    ANSWER\r\n" );
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