Question: please use the CPI table provided to answer the question and show work. ( 3 pts) A burger, fries, and a Coke costs about $15


( 3 pts) A burger, fries, and a Coke costs about $15 today. How much would the same meal have cost the year my Dad went off to war (1942)? \begin{tabular}{||c|c||c|c||c|c||c|c||} \hline \multicolumn{8}{||c|}{ Consumer Price Index from 1900 onwards } \\ \hline \hline 1900 & 8.14 & 1930 & 16.7 & 1960 & 29.6 & 1990 & 130.7 \\ \hline 1901 & 8.24 & 1931 & 15.2 & 1961 & 29.9 & 1991 & 136.2 \\ \hline 1902 & 8.34 & 1932 & 13.7 & 1962 & 30.2 & 1992 & 140.3 \\ \hline 1903 & 8.53 & 1933 & 13 & 1963 & 30.6 & 1993 & 144.5 \\ \hline 1904 & 8.63 & 1934 & 13.4 & 1964 & 31.0 & 1994 & 148.2 \\ \hline 1905 & 8.53 & 1935 & 13.7 & 1965 & 31.5 & 1995 & 152.4 \\ \hline 1906 & 8.72 & 1936 & 13.9 & 1966 & 32.4 & 1996 & 156.9 \\ \hline 1907 & 9.11 & 1937 & 14.4 & 1967 & 33.4 & 1997 & 160.5 \\ \hline 1908 & 8.92 & 1938 & 14.1 & 1968 & 34.8 & 1998 & 163.0 \\ \hline 1909 & 8.82 & 1939 & 13.9 & 1969 & 36.7 & 1999 & 166.6 \\ \hline & & & & & & & \\ \hline 1910 & 9.21 & 1940 & 14 & 1970 & 38.8 & 2000 & 172.2 \\ \hline 1911 & 9.21 & 1941 & 14.7 & 1971 & 40.5 & 2001 & 177.1 \\ \hline 1912 & 9.40 & 1942 & 16.3 & 1972 & 41.8 & 2002 & 179.9 \\ \hline 1913 & 9.9 & 1943 & 17.3 & 1973 & 14.4 & 2003 & 184.0 \\ \hline 1914 & 10 & 1944 & 17.6 & 1974 & 49.3 & 2004 & 188.9 \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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