Changes in Welfare Payments. Between 1970 and 1988, the average monthly welfare payment to single mothers increased from $160 to $360. Over the same period, the cost of a standard basket of consumer goods (a standard bundle of food, housing, and other goods and services) increased from $39 to $118. Fill the blanks in the following table. Did the real value of welfare payments increase or decrease over this period?

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1970 1988 Monthly welfare payment $160 $360 Cost of a standard basket of goods 39 118 Number of baskets per week