document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040384>Question 1040384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Goods costing $18.16 at the beginning of the year 1957 cost $174.18 at the beginning of the year 2002. Find the average annual inflation rate over this time period. Express your answer the nearest thousandth of a percent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17418/1816=9.5914<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.5914/45 years= annual inflation rate of 21.3142% &#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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