"The cost of an average ticket to a baseball game in 1955 was $2.19. In 2010, the average price of a baseball ticket was $29.61. If the ticket price in 1955 rose at the same rate as inflation, what is the difference in prices between the 1955 ticket price (in 2010 dollars) and the actual ticket price in 2010? Enter your answer as a positive number. Refer to the instructions in the quiz for a link to the CPI table to answer this question."

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