Use the Data in the Table to Make a Line

question 37

Multiple Choice

Use the data in the table to make a line graph showing the average acreage (in acres) of U.S. farms for the years 1950 through 1990.
$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of U.S. } \\\text { farms (in } \\\text { millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Average size of } \\\text { U.S. farms } \\\text { (acres) }\end{array} \\\hline 1950 & 5.6 & 214 \\\hline 1960 & 4.0 & 330 \\\hline 1970 & 2.9 & 399 \\\hline 1980 & 2.4 & 441 \\\hline 1990 & 2.1 & 478 \\\hline 2000 & 2.2 & 439 \\\hline\end{array}$

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