If Your Salary Increased by 9 Percent and Prices Increased

question 145

Multiple Choice

If your salary increased by 9 percent and prices increased by 3 percent, how much did your real wage rise by?

• A) 3 percent
• B) 6 percent
• C) 12 percent
• D) 27 percent

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Definitions:

Sound Waves

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells located in the retina of the eye that convert light into electrical signals, allowing vision.

Vitreous Chamber

The clear, gel-filled space located between the lens and the retina in the eyeball, helping to maintain eye shape and optical properties.

Semicircular Canals

Structures in the inner ear that are key to maintaining balance and sensing rotations of the head.