$3.$ Ch$.16$ Problems and Applications Q$7$

A dozen eggs cost $$0\mathrm{.}96$ in December $2000$ and $$1\mathrm{.}82$ in December $2017.$ The average wage for workers in private industries was $$14\mathrm{.}28$ per hour in December $2000$ and $$22\mathrm{.}31$ in December $2017.$

By what percentage did the price of a dozen eggs rise?

$47\%$

$86\%$

$90\%$

By what percentage did the wage rise?

$16\%$

$56\%$

$128\%$

In order to earn enough to buy a dozen eggs, a worker had to work$$minutes in December $2000$ and$$minutes in December $2017.($Note: Select the answers closest to the values you compute.$)$

Workers' purchasing power in terms of eggs$$between $2000$ and $2017.$