document.write( "Question 1192826: inflation is causing things to cost roughly 2 percent more per year. A bag of milk cost $4.75 now. How much will a bag of milk cost in 5 years? how much did the bag of milk cost 5 years ago?\r
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Inflation IS CAUSING roughly 2% increase per year,...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The price of $4.75 in five years,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The price for five years ago, we are not given the rate of inflation from the past. That for \"WAS\", but that rate was not given. The question probably is expected to work like \"p%281.02%29%5E5=4.75\"
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