Question

A study found that in a certain region housing prices had decreased by half over a ten year period. A dollar bill is used to depict the initial average cost of a home in this region. A second dollar bill to depict the average housing price at the end of the ten year period should be _____ the _____ of the original bill.

A.) HALF, LENGTH AND WIDTH
B.) ONE FOURTH, AREA
C.) ONE FOURTH, LENGTH AND WIDTH
D.) HALF, AREA

Answer 1

A study found that in a certain region housing prices had decreased by half over a ten year period. A dollar bill is used to depict the initial average cost of a home in this region. A second dollar bill to depict the average housing price at the end of the ten year period should be ONE-FOURTH the AREA of the original bill.