Recall the Application about the decrease in taxes on cigarettes in several Canadian provinces in 1994 to answer the following question(s). According to this Application, after the government deceased cigarette taxes in several Canadian provinces in 1994, the price of cigarettes in these provinces decreased by roughly ________ percent.

A. 8
B. 17
C. 50
D. 88


Answer: C

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