Question

Has the marrying age of a man changed over the years? The United States Bureau of the Census takes a formal count of everyone in the U.S. every 10 years and has provided the following data that gives the median age of an American man at the time of his first marriage.
Year
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
Median Age
25.1
24.6
24.3
24.3
22.8
22.8
23.2
24.7
26.1
26.8

Determine the average rate of change in median age per year from 1930 to 1960.
a.
-0.5 years of age per year
b.
20 years of age per year
c.
-0.05 years of age per year
d.
+0.05 years of age per year


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

The answer to your question is B