document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019795>Question 1019795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rock music accounted for 33.5% of the total sales of recorded music in 1997, and 27.4% of the total sales of recorded music in 2002. Find the average rate of change of the percentage of sales of rock music from 1997 to 2002. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average rate of change is ????% per year. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635810 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635810\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Change/number of years = the average rate of change of the percentage of sales of rock music from 1997 to 2002.  Jan 1, 1997 to Jan I, 2002 = 5 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 33.5%-27.4% = 6.1%/5 = 1.22% </SPAN>\n" );
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