worker earned K11, 800 per month in 2016. The cost of living index increased by 63.8% between 2016 and 2019. How much extra income should the worker have earned in 2019 so that he could buy the same quantities as in 2016?

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A worker earned K11, 800 per month in 2016. The cost of living index increased by 63.8% between 2016 and 2019. How much extra income should the worker have earned in 2019 so that he could buy the same quantities as in 2016?                                            

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