Consider the following data. What is the approximate marginal propensity to consume?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | }
\hline \begin{array} { c }
\text { Consumption } \
\text { (billions of \$) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c }
\text { Income } \
\text { (billions of \$) }
\end{array} \
\hline 56 & 72 \
\hline 62.4 & 80 \
\hline 66.3 & 85 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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Consider the following data. What is the approximate marginal propensity to consume?
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } 
\hline \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Consumption } \
\text { (billions of \$) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Income } \
\text { (billions of \$) }
\end{array} \
\hline 56 & 72 \
\hline 62.4 & 80 \
\hline 66.3 & 85 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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The Answer of Consider the following data. What is the approximate marginal propensity to consume?
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } 
\hline \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Consumption } \
\text { (billions of \$) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Income } \
\text { (billions of \$) }
\end{array} \
\hline 56 & 72 \
\hline 62.4 & 80 \
\hline 66.3 & 85 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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