Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Books a la carte edition (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134469041
Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 15E
Over a period of one week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) did the following: On Monday the DJIA went up by 2.5%, on Tuesday it went up by 12.1%, on Wednesday it went down by 4.7%, on Thursday it went up by 0.8%, and on Friday it went down by 5.4%. What was the percentage increase/decrease of the DJIA over the week? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percentage point.
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