Martha visits a departmental store and learns that a box of exotic candles would cost her ten percent more than what she had paid for it six months ago. In this scenario, Martha has to pay more as a result of__________

Fill in the blanks with correct word.

ANSWER: inflation

Inflation is a measure of the decrease in the value of money, generally expressed as the percentage reduction in value since the previous year, which is the rate of inflation.

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