Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
<em>y=mx+b</em>
<em>b is where the line touches the y-intercept</em>
<em>mx is the slope...rise over run (positive slope) OR fall over crawl (negative slope)</em>
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b= 8
mx= -3/2
y= -3/2x+8
the nearest ten would be 50, Just go up till the next 10,20,30,40,50,60,70.etc. all of them are by tens
40-44 is going down 45-49 is going up
Percent increase from 2000 to 2001 is 12% and from 2001 to 2002 is 12.6%. Thus period of 2001 to 2002 has higher increase percentage.
<u>Solution:</u>
Given that,
Total circulation of local newspaper in 2000 = 3250
Total circulation of local newspaper in 2001 = 3640
Total circulation of local newspaper in 2002 = 4100
<em><u>Finding percent of increase in the newspaper’s circulation from 2000 to 2001:</u></em>


<em><u>Finding percent of increase in the newspaper’s circulation from 2001 to 2002:</u></em>

As we can see 12% < 12.6%
So period of 2001 to 2002 has higher increase percentage.