Solve the Problem $0.002$ Per Year
B) from 1990 to 2000, the Number of Pounds

question 318

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Some of the results of an analysis, on the makeup of garbage, are given in the following table. The table displays various years which gives the number of pounds per person per day of various types of waste materials.


For glass, calculate the average rate of change between 1990 and 2000 . Then interpret what this value means.

• A) From 1990 to 2000 , the number of pounds of glass per person per day decreased by \(0.002\) per year.
• B) From 1990 to 2000, the number of pounds of glass per person per day increased by \(0.002\) per year.
• C) From 1990 to 2000 , the number of pounds of glass per person per day increased by \(0.11\) per year.
• D) From 1990 to 2000 , the number of pounds of glass per person per day decreased by \(0.11\) per year.

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