Use the following table to answer the next question. The base year is 2007. YearHot DogsBaseballsBottles of Beer?PriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantity2005$2.50100$2.5050$1.0010020064.001005.001002.0015020075.001005.001002.0020020088.001508.002004.00200200910.0020010.002004.00250Compared to the base year, the rate of inflation for the year 2009 is

A. 80%.
B. 10.5%.
C. 22.5%.
D. 100%.


Answer: D

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