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question 5

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Identify the four price index numbers in the table that would result from using the price from 1995 as the reference value. Round each value to the nearest tenth.
$\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ Average Gasoline Prices (per gallon)
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Year } & \text { Price } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Price as a } \\\text { Percentage of } \\1975 \text { Price }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Price Index } \\(1975=100) \end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Price Index } \\(1995=100) \end{array} \\\hline 1955 & 29.14 & 51.3 \% & 51.3 & \\\hline 1975 & 56.7 \% & 100.0 \% & 100.0 & \\\hline 1995 & 120.5 \% & 212.5 \% & 212.5 & \\\hline 2005 & 231.04 & 407.4 \% & 407.4 & \\\hline\end{array}$

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