In a particular country in 1995,the average worker needed to work 25 hours to produce 40 units of output.In that same country in 2005,the average worker needed to work 40 hours to produce 68 units of output.In that country,the productivity of the average worker

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To calculate productivity we need to find how much output the worker is producing in one hour.

In 1995, the worker produced: 
40 units ÷ 25 hours = 1.6 units per hour

In 2005, the worker produced: 
68 units ÷ 40 hours = 1.7 units per hour

Therefore, the productivity of the average worker increased from 1.6 units per hour in 1995 to 1.7 units per hour in 2005.
 
To find the percentage change in productivity, we can use the formula:

(change in value/initial value) x 100%

(change in productivity) = (1.7 - 1.6) = 0.1 
(initial productivity) = 1.6

(change in productivity/initial productivity) x 100% = (0.1/1.6) x 100% = 6.25%

Therefore, the productivity of the average worker increased by 6.25% between 1995 and 2005.

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