A doll is regularly priced at \( \$ 24 \). For a sale, the price was reduced by \( 40 \% \). (a) Let \( x \) be the reduction in price (in dollars). Using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find \( x \). (b) Use the proportion from part (a) to find the reduction in price. Do not round any computations. Reduction in price: \( \$ \square \) (c) What was the price of the doll during the sale? Do not round any computations. Price during the sale: \( \$ \square \) \( \square \)
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