document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=222953>Question 222953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At Euclid High School, the number of students taking the AMC10 was 60 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2002, 66 in 2003, 70 in 2004, 76 in 2005, and 78 in 2006, and is 85 in 2007.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Between what two consecutive years was there the largest percentage increase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 2002 and 2003 (B) 2003 and 2004 (C) 2004 and 2005 (D) 2005 and 2006\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(E) 2006 and 2007 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166834 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=166834\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 60 = 2002<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66 = 2003<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = 2004<BR>\n" );
document.write( "76 = 2005<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78 = 2006<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85 = 2007\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate of increase for each year would be the value in that year minus the value in the previous year divided by the value in the previous year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate of increase in 2003 over 2002 = 6/60 = .1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of increase in 2004 over 2003 = 4/66 = .06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of increase in 2005 over 2004 = 6/70 = .085<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of increase in 2006 over 2005 = 2/76 = .026<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of increase in 2007 over 2006 = 7/78 = .089\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "percent equals 1005 * rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "biggest increase percent is 2003 over 2002 = 10%\r<BR>\n" );
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