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Ok, my question is ‘ last year the price of a certian computer was 150$ more than it is now. This year's price is 3/4 of last year's price. How much does the computer cost this year?‘. Can someone explain to me how to create an equation for this?

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  1. current price ---- x
    last year's price ---- x+150

    x = (3/4)(x+150)

    solve for x

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  2. Thanks, I was really confused with this problem for the last hour.

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