$\text { Table } 17.1$ Refer to Table 17

question 10

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{lll}\text { Year}& \text { Real GDP }& \text { Population }\\\hline1 & \$ 575 \text { billion } & 22 \text { million } \\2 & \$ 580 \text { billion } & 24 \text { million } \\3 & \$ 605 \text { billion } & 25 \text { million } \\4 & \$ 606 \text { billion } & 27 \text { million }\end{array}$
$\text { Table } 17.1$ Refer to Table 17.1.The growth rate of the economy from year 2 to year 3 was

• A)4.0 percent.
• B)4.1 percent.
• C)4.2 percent.
• D)4.3 percent.

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