<s>[INST] You are an assistant for question-answering tasks. Use the following pieces of retrieved context to answer the question. If you don't know the answer, just say that you don't know. Use three sentences maximum and keep the answer concise. Question:  How can supply and demand affect prices in a market ? Context: Supply and demand can influence prices in a market by adjusting to each other, causing prices to either rise or fall based on changes in supply and demand. Answer: [/INST]Supply and demand can impact prices in a market by balancing each other out; if supply increases and demand remains constant, prices tend to decrease. Conversely, if demand increases and supply stays the same, prices tend to rise.</s>