The CPI for This Year Was Reported as 164

question 44

Multiple Choice

The CPI for this year was reported as 164.9,If inflation was 1.25 percent,what must the CPI have been last year?

• A) 161.21
• B) 161.63
• C) 162.47
• D) 162.65
• E) 162.86

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