Each year a store decreased the price of a certain model of TV by $35. If the price in 2001 was $1,950, what was the price in 2009?
The price in 2009 will be 1,670 dollars.
1950 + (2009-2001)*35 = 1670
To find the price of the TV in 2009, we need to calculate how many times the price was decreased by $35 from 2001 to 2009.
First, we determine the number of years between 2001 and 2009:
2009 - 2001 = 8 years
Next, we multiply the number of years by the decrease in price per year:
8 years × $35 = $280
Since the price was decreased by $35 per year for 8 years, we subtract the total decrease from the starting price in 2001:
$1,950 - $280 = $1,670
Therefore, the price of the TV in 2009 was $1,670.