The Percent P of High School Students Who Participate in Sports

question 11

Multiple Choice

The percent p of high school students who participate in sports at a public high school can be modeled by 10 p $16 x = 224$ , where $x$ is the number of years after 2010 . Interpret the slope as a rate of change if $x$ is the independent variable.

• A) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is decreasing by 1.6 percent per year.
• B) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is increasing by 16 percent per year.
• C) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is decreasing by 16 percent per year.
• D) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is increasing by 1.6 percent per year.

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