Think of debt to GDP as a fraction. Debt / GDP
<span>So the two ways the ratio can decrease is if the nominator decreases (for example 2/3 goes to 1/3), or the denominator increases (1/3 goes to 1/4).
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It would be .75x=25-13
So .75x=12
x=16 because .75×16=12
<span>average rate of change = (f(7) - f(5)) / (x7 - x5)
</span>f(7) = <span>12 (7^3) + 12 = 4128
f(5) = </span>12 (5^3) + 12 = 1512
so
average rate of change = (4128 - 1512)/(7-5)
average rate of change = 2616 / 2
average rate of change = 1308
hope it helps