The Percent P of High School Seniors Who Smoke Cigarettes

question 63

Multiple Choice

The percent p of high school seniors who smoke cigarettes can be described by , where t is the number of years past 1975. Choose the sentence that correctly interprets the meaning of the slope as a rate of change. ​

• A)The slope represents the annual 33.58% increase of high school seniors who smoke.
• B)The slope represents the annual 6% decrease of high school seniors who smoke.
• C)The slope represents the annual 0.06% decrease of high school seniors who smoke.
• D)The slope represents the annual 0.06% increase of high school seniors who smoke.
• E)The slope represents the annual 33.58% decrease of high school seniors who smoke.

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Definitions:

Pitch Diameter

A critical dimension in thread measurement; it's the diameter of the imaginary cylinder where the thread depth equals half the pitch.

Pitch Diameter

The effective diameter of a screw thread, roughly midway between the major and minor diameters.

Diametral Pitch

A measure of tooth density in gear sets, representing the number of teeth per unit of pitch diameter.

Circular Pitch

In gear design, the distance measured along the pitch circle between corresponding points on adjacent teeth.