Nia and trey both had a sore throat so their mom told them to gargle with warm salt water. nia mixed 1 teaspoon salt with 3 cups water. trey mixed ½ teaspoon salt with 1 ½ cups of water. how much salt water was gurgled in all? ?
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 $ 290 thousand

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : According to a certain central bank from 2000 to 2016 the average price of a new home in a certain region increased by 62 % to $470 thousand.

Let X be the the average price of a new home in 2000 .

Then , the 62 % increase in price is given by :-

Since , the the average price of the home in 2016 = $470 thosand

Hence, the average price of a new home in 2000 =  $ 290 thousand .