The cost of undergraduate (university) education in Canada has risen in recent years. These tables show the average cost of tuition for Canadian full-time students for the academic years that began in 2015 and 2016, measured in current dollars, and the consumer price index (CPI) in 2010 and 2011.

a. Calculate the percentage change in average tuition from 2015 to 2016 in Canada and in each province.

b. Calculate the percentage change in the CPI from 2015 to 2016 in Canada and in each province.

c. Did an average Canadian undergraduate student find that his or her tuition fees increased faster than the overall cost of living? Does your answer depend on which province the student lived in?

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Average tuition for Canadian full-time students Consumer Price Index (2002 = 100) by province (current dollars) 2016 2015 2015 2016 $6,021 $6,373 Canada Canada 126.6 128.4 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador 2,759 2,759 129.0 132.5 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island 129.3 6,130 6,288 130.8 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 130.9 6,834 7,218 129.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick 6,379 6,682 125.4 128.2 Quebec Quebec 124.7 125.6 2,797 2,851 Ontario 8,114 Ontario 127.4 7,865 129.7 Manitoba 4,058 Manitoba 4,013 126.8 128.4 Saskatchewan 7,177 Saskatchewan 130.8 6,978 132.2 Alberta Alberta 133.7 5,739 5,750 135.2 British Columbia British Columbia 120.2 5,397 5,534 122.4