Question

option b has the option of negative and positive and the second is decreased or increased any additional information feel free to ask the full question is provided in the picture

Answer 1

ANSWER:

(a) -0.4

(b) negative, decreased

(c) -0.4, 0.4%

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

(a)

The slope can be calculated as follows:

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

We substitute the given points in the graph and obtain the slope, like this:

$m=\frac{7.3-11.8}{2012-2000}=\frac{-4.5}{12}=-0.375\cong-0.4$

(b)

The slope is negative, which means that as time progresses the percentage decreases.

(c)

Since the slope of the line is -0.4, the change in the percentage of freshmen per year who planned to major in business is 0.4%, since each year it decreases by 0.4%