From 1965 to 1990,US economic output,adjusted for inflation,quadrupled while the population doubled. This means that output per person
A) rose by a factor of 8
B) fell by 50%
C) doubled
D) remained constant
E) increased 200%

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If the economic output quadrupled and the population doubled, output per person doubled. This is because the output increased at twice the rate of the population increase.

From 1965 to 1990,US Economic Output,adjusted for Inflation,quadrupled While the Population