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A textbook in the college bookstore had an original price of $185.50. Since then the inflation rate has been 4%. Find the current price of the book. $189.50 $195.40 $192.92 $187.…

A textbook in the college bookstore had an original price of $185.50. Since then the inflation rate has been 4%. Find the current price of the book. $189.50 $195.40 $192.92 $187.…
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A textbook in the college bookstore had an original price of $185.50. Since then the inflation rate has been 4%. Find the current price of the book.

$189.50

$195.40

$192.92

$187.25

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the answer will be 195.40 that's what i got for the answer 
User Aguinaldo Possatto
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So you want to multiply 185.5 by 1.04 to get the 4% inflation. if you do that then you get 192.92
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