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Housing Price Index. Realtors use an index to compare housing prices in major cities. The index numbers for several cities are given in the table below. In Exercises 25–32, use the following to find the price of a home in the given town.
32. Denver and Dallas. If a house is valued at $835,000 in Dallas, find the price of a comparable house in Denver.
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