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document.write( "I have a graph of \"New Vehicle Sales\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2005 17,445 vehicles were sold and in 2009 10,601 vehicles sold.  Determine the average rate of change (slope) from 2005 to 2009 and interpret the results </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (10,601-17445)/(2009-2005) = -1711<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Interp:: for each year the # of vehicles sold declined by 1711 cars<BR>\n" );
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