Over the Past 50 Years,the Value of a U

question 3

Multiple Choice

Over the past 50 years,the value of a U.S.dollar

• A) has remained remarkably stable.
• B) has steadily shrunk to less than one-sixth its previous value.
• C) has gone up and down, finally declining to about one-half its former value.
• D) declined steadily until the early 1980s, when it began to slowly rise again.
• E) has risen steadily, hurting people on fixed incomes.

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