PART A:
Find the rate of change between 1980 and 1989
d for P₁ = 80 - 60
d for P₁ = 20
d for P₂ = 76 - 82
d for P₂ = -6
The rate of change in P₁ is 20 hundred per year. The rate of change in P₂ is -6 hundred per year.
PART B:
Find the rate of change between 1989 and 1996
d for P₁ = 100 - 80
d for P₁ = 20
d for P₂ = 70 - 76
d for P₂ = -6
The rate of change in P₁ is 20 hundred per year. The rate of change in P₂ is -6 hundred per year.
PART C:
Find the rate of change between 1980 and 1996
d for P₁ = 100 - 60
d for P₁ = 40
d for P₂ = 70 - 82
d for P₂ = -12
The rate of change in P₁ is 40 hundred per year. The rate of change in P₂ is -12 hundred per year.