During a certain 9-year period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 45%, but during the next 9-year period, it decreased by only 5%. Which of these conditions must have existed during the second 9-year period? A. Conflation
B. Deflation
C. Stagnation
D. Inflation

Question 3 of 30 paul buys fruit to make smoothies. he buys 3.78 pounds of apples, 2.12 pounds of peaches, and 4.45 pounds of oranges. paul rounds each weight to the nearest tenth of a pound. about how many pounds of fruit did paul buy? (a) 10.5 pounds (b) 10.2 pounds (c) 10.4 pounds (d) 10.0 pounds 30 points

Multiply: 2.7 × (–3) × (–1.2). a. –9.72 b. –10.8 c. 10.8 d. 9.72

Out of five men and five women, we form a committee consisting of four different people. assuming that each committee of size four is equally likely, find the probabilities of the following events: 1. the committee consists of two men and two women 2. the committee has more women than men. 3. the committee has at least one man. for the remainder of the problem assume that alice and bob are among the ten people being considered. 4. both alice and bob are members of the committee.