Over a period of one week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) did the following: On Monday the DJIA went up by 3.1%, on Tuesday it went down by 4.8%, on Wednesday it went down by 1.7%, on Thursday it went down by 0.5%, and on Friday it went up by 10.3%.
a. What is the one-week growth (or decline) factor? What was the overall percentage increase/decrease of the DJIA over the week? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percentage point.
b. Look again at the answer to part a of this question. What is wrong with the following argument: “We can find the overall percentage increase/decrease by computing 3.1% – 4.8% – 1.7% – 0.5% + 10.3% = 6.4%”?
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