The Percent P of High School Students Who Participate in Sports

question 254

Multiple Choice

The percent p of high school students who participate in sports at a public high school can be modeled by 10p - $24 x = 196$ ,where x is the number of years after 2010. Interpret the p intercept of the graph of this function.

• A) In 2010, 19.6% of the high school students at this school participated in sports.
• B) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is increasing 2.4 percent per year.
• C) In 2010, 28.8% of the high school students at this school participated in sports.
• D) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is increasing 19.6 percent per year.

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