document.write( "Question 1050514: What was the average rate of change of population between 2002 and 2004, and between 2002 and 2006?
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document.write( "            year	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007	2008
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document.write( "Population (thousands)	88   85	   82	80    77  76   79    83	 84
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document.write( " average rate of change: Answers given as whole numbers
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document.write( "a) between 2002 and 2004
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document.write( " People/yr  = -5/2 = -2.5  0r -3 people / yr  (rounding to nearest whole number)
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document.write( "b) between 2002 and 2006
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document.write( " People/yr  = -3/4 = -.75 or -1 people / yr  (rounding to nearest whole number)
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