In 2000 GDP per capita was 14.2, capital/output was 3.5, human capital

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In 2000 GDP per capita was 14.2, capital/output was 3.5, human capital was 3.6. In 2010 GDP per capita was 20.3, capital/output 4.8, human capital was 4.4. In both years the production function is Cobb-Douglas with a value for alpha of 0.4. What was the ratio of GDP per capita in 2010 to 2000 due *just* to the change in the capital/output ratio? Use 2 decimal places.

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