Solve the Problem $\frac { 1 } { 16 }$ Tuesday's Was Up

question 146

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Monday's closing value of your company's stock was up $\frac { 1 } { 16 }$ . Tuesday's was up $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$ , Wednesday's was down $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ , but Thursday's closing was up again by $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$ . Finally, the stock closed the week down $\frac { 3 } { 16 }$ . What was the net change for the week?

• A) \(- \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\)
• C) \(- \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9 } { 8 }\)

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