If an Economy Declined by 3 Percent in One Year

question 91

Multiple Choice

If an economy declined by 3 percent in one year in order for the economy to return to trend growth within two years, it would have to increase at an annual rate that is

• A)less than three percent.
• B)equal to three percent.
• C)greater than three percent.
• D)unknown.

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Definitions:

Hypertonic

A solution having a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, resulting in the movement of water out of a cell if placed in such a solution.

Hypotonic

Describes a fluid that has a low overall solute concentration relative to another fluid.

First Law of Thermodynamics

A principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or transferred, in a closed system.

Potential Energy

Energy stored in the position or arrangement of a system’s components.