Inflation is a measure of the buying power of your dollar. For example, if inflation this year is 5%, then a given item would be expected to cost 5% more at the end of the year than at the beginning of the year. The figure below shows the rate of inflation in the United States for the given years. It is a fact that in 1949, the rate of inflation in the United States was negative, and the value was −2%. If a man's suit cost $110 at the beginning of 1949, what did it cost at the end of 1949? At the end of 1949, the suit cost $   .

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Inflation is a measure of the buying power of your dollar. For example, if inflation this year is 5%, then a given item would be expected to cost 5% more at the end of the year than at the beginning of the year. The figure below shows the rate of inflation in the United States for the given years.
It is a fact that in 1949, the rate of inflation in the United States was negative, and the value was −2%. If a man's suit cost $110 at the beginning of 1949, what did it cost at the end of 1949?
At the end of 1949, the suit cost $   .
 
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