The run up in gasoline prices between 1999 and 2007

A. still had them much below their long-term inflation-adjusted average.
B. put them about the same as their long-term inflation-adjusted average.
C. still had them slightly below their long-term inflation-adjusted average.
D. put them much above their long-term inflation-adjusted average.


Answer: D

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