GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Test 6

Question : 80 of 100

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Fresh potatoes bought in convenient 2-pound bags are about $\$1$ a bag, or 2 1/2 times more expensive than fresh potatoes bought in 10-pound bags.
Since fresh potatoes are 80 percent water, one pound of dehydrated potatoes is the equivalent of 5 pounds of fresh potatoes.
Peeled potatoes in cans are also more expensive than the less convenient fresh potatoes.
Retail prices of dehydrated potatoes have declined by 20 percent since 1960 to the current level of about $\$3$ a pound.
As a consequence of labor and processing costs, all convenience foods cost more than the basic foods from which they are derived

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