The Price of a New Textbook Is $60 in One

question 145

Multiple Choice

The price of a new textbook is $60 in one year and $75 two years later, while the price of a used copy of the textbook increased from $25 to $37.50. The relative price of a new textbook

• A) increased by 25 percent.
• B) increased from 2.4 to 3.
• C) decreased from 2.4 to 2.0.
• D) decreased from 1.4 to 1.25.

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