Assume That the Number (In Millions)of Basic Cable Television Subscribers

question 223

Multiple Choice

Assume that the number (in millions) of basic cable television subscribers in the United States from 1996 through 2005 is given in the following table.Use a graphing utility to graph a scatter plot of the given data.Describe any trends that appear within the last four years.

• A) ​ ​The number of subscribers appears to be increasing.
• B) ​ The number of subscribers appears to be decreasing.
• C) ​ The number of subscribers appears to be linearly decreasing.
• D) ​ The number of subscribers appears to be decreasing
• E) ​ ​ The number of subscribers appears to be linearly increasing.

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Definitions:

Segregated

Separated or divided along racial, sexual, or religious lines, often enforced by law or policy in various societies.

Inferior Facilities

Public or private establishments, such as schools or transportation, of a lower standard, often unequally provided based on racial or socioeconomic status.

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation.

Sweatt and McLaurin

Reference to Sweatt v. Painter and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases that challenged segregation in higher education.