a) If the price of a train ticket from New York to Washington DC rose by the rate of inflation between 1995 and 2016, how much would a ticket cost in 2016 if it cost $100 in 1995? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ 150
a) If the price of a train ticket from New York to Washington DC rose by the rate of inflation between 1995 and 2016, how much would a ticket cost in 2016 if it cost $100 in 1995? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ 150
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Transcribed Image Text:a) If the price of a train ticket from New York to Washington DC rose by the rate of inflation between 1995 and 2016, how much would a
ticket cost in 2016 if it cost $100 in 1995? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $|
150
b) If the price of a movie ticket did not change in real terms between 2010 and 2016, how much did a ticket cost in 2010 if it cost
$12.50 in 2016? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ 11.40

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1960
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$4.39
Price Now
$22.79
$10.00
(CPI data not seasonally adjusted. Source: BLS)
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