Question: Using Table 3.2, answer the following questions: Suppose it cost $35 to fill your gas tank in 1995. How much was the same amount of

  1. Using Table 3.2, answer the following questions:

  1. Suppose it cost $35 to fill your gas tank in 1995. How much was the same amount of gas in 1975? 

TABLE 3.2 Average Gasoline Prices (per gallon) Price as a Percentage of 1985 Price Price Index Year Price (1985 = 100) 1965 $0.31 25.8% 25.8 1975 $0.57 47.5% 47.5 1985 $1.20 100.0% 100.0 1995 $1.21 100.8% 100.8 2005 $2.31 192.5% 192.5 2015 $2.52 210.0% 210.0 Source: U.S. Department of Energy; prices are the year-long average for all grades of gasoline.

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