Now and Then!

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Now and Then!
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Chewing Gum
Practice Problem The average price of chewing
gum in 2004 was 0.25. What is the price now?
0.25
Increased by 20
Increased by 35
Chewing Gum Price, 2004
0.30
0.34
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Corn Flakes
In 1984, the price of a 12 oz. box of Kelloggs
Corn Flakes was 0.89. What was the price in 2008?
0.89
Increased by 235
Increased by 105
Corn Flakes Price, 1984
2.98
1.82
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Regular Gasoline
In July 1999, the price of a gallon was 1.12.
Find the percent change from July 1999 to July
2008.
1.12
2.83 in 2008
4.05 in 2008
Regular Gasoline Price, July 1999
153
262
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Pound of Oreos
In 1922, the cost of a pound of Oreos was 0.32.
What was the cost in 2004? 
0.32
Increased by 1055
Increased by 834
Oreos Price, 1922
3.70
2.99
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Laptop Computer
You can now buy a laptop for 14 of the cost of
a 1981 laptop. What was the cost in 1981?  
14 of the original price
249
430
Laptop Price, 1981
1,779
3,071
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College Tuition
In 2009, the average yearly cost of a four-year
university was 6,585. What was the cost in 1970?
 
6,585
19.1 of the 2009 price
26.4 of the 2009 price
Cost of a Four-Year University, 2009
1,258
1,738
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Postage
In May 2009, the price of stamps was 0.44. Find
the percent increase from 1978 to 2009.  
0.44
0.25 in 1978
0.15 in 1978
Price of First-Class Postage, 2009
76
193