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Use the following table to answer the next question. The base year is 2007.
Year | Hot Dogs | Baseballs | Bottles of Beer | |||
Price | Quantity | Price | Quantity | Price | Quantity | |
2005 | $2.50 | 100 | $2.50 | 50 | $1.00 | 100 |
2006 | 4.00 | 100 | 5.00 | 100 | 2.00 | 150 |
2007 | 5.00 | 100 | 5.00 | 100 | 2.00 | 200 |
2008 | 8.00 | 150 | 8.00 | 200 | 4.00 | 200 |
2009 | 10.00 | 200 | 10.00 | 200 | 4.00 | 250 |
Compared to the base year, the rate of inflation for the year 2007 is