SOLUTION: The price of a TV is reduced from $500 to $400. A DVD player costing $1250 is reduced in the same ratio as the TV. What does the DVD player sell for?

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Question 436175: The price of a TV is reduced from $500 to $400. A DVD player costing $1250 is reduced in the same ratio as the TV. What does the DVD player sell for?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The price of a TV is reduced from $500 to $400. A DVD player costing $1250 is reduced in the same ratio as the TV. What does the DVD player sell ----------------------
x/1250 = 400/500
x = 1250(4/5)
x = 250*4
x = $1000 (reduced price of the DVD
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Stan H.
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