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In September 2012, the average price of gasoline in the United States was $3.91 per gallon and consumers bought 5 percent less gasoline than they had during September 2011, when the average price was $3.66 per gallon. Based on these numbers, what was the price elasticity of demand for gasoline from September 2011 to September 2012?


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