SOLUTION: A family buys a natural gas stove because it is supposed to save them up to 2/3 of their money. The family saved 400 dollars over 4 years with the natural gas stove. What are two

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Question 178159: A family buys a natural gas stove because it is supposed to save them up to 2/3 of their money. The family saved 400 dollars over 4 years with the natural gas stove. What are two assumptions we must make about this problem to solve it?
1) Must have saved 2/3 of the money instead of up to.
2) The number of family members stayed the same.
3) Over 4 years the family really did save 400 dollars.
4) The price of natural gas stayed the same.

Answer by laflorida(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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With the information given in this problem, in order to solve it, you must assume 1) must have saved 2/3 of the money instead of up to
and
3) Over 4 years the family really did save 400 dollars.