The Consumer Price Index (Based on a Value of 100

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Short Answer

The Consumer Price Index (based on a value of 100 in 1986) rose from 67.2 in 1980 to 119.5 in 1990. What was the (equivalent) annual rate of inflation in the decade of the 1980s?

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