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Source: Manhattan

Level: 4

The consumer price index in Zeropia in 2009 relative to the year 2000 was 1.75, meaning that for every Zeropian dollar spent on consumer goods in 2000, $1.75 on average had to be spent in 2009. In Zeropian dollars, what was the increase in the price of Brand Z running shoes from 2000 to 2009, if these shoes' price increased precisely according to the consumer price index?

(1) The price of Brand Z running shoes was $91 in 2009.

(2) The ratio of the dollar increase in the price of Brand Z running shoes to the price of the shoes in 2009 was 3:7.

  • A Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
  • B Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
  • C BOTH statement TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
  • D EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
  • E Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

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