1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 22

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Solution 2

Since price is directly proportional to the amount (or volume) of silver, we must have a constant quotient.

Setting up a proportion:

$\frac{200}{2^3} = \frac{x}{3^3}$

$x = 200 \cdot \frac{3^3}{2^3} = 675$ , which is answer $\boxed{E}$

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