In year 1, nominal GDP for the United States was $2,250 billion and in year 2 it was $2,508 billion. The GDP deflator was 72 in year 1 and 79 in year 2. Between year 1 and year 2, real GDP rose by:

A.  11.4 percent
B.  9.7 percent
C.  2.4 percent
D.  1.6 percent


D.  1.6 percent

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