Suppose that nominal GDP in 2006 was $100 billion and, in 2012, it was $260 billion. The GDP deflator in 2006 was 100 and,

in 2012, it was 180. Between 2006 and 2012, real GDP rose by:

A) 160 percent

B) 44 percent

C) 37 percent

D) 12 percent

E) 80 percent