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I know 1992 had the fewest, but I got part B wrong.

Answer by mszlmb(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a tricky question. The greatest increase doesn't necessarily mean the most, just that it increased the most between these two years. I'll draw you a chart to make this simpler... I'm not sure why these pretty colors pop up on my screen. If they do on yours too just scroll down and ignore them.. excuse my sloppy programming..
Trees in a seaside town.
Year Number of trees Change from last year
1990 200 0
1991 194 -6
1992 183 -11
1993 198 15
1994 208 10
1995 205 -3

As you can see, the greatest change between two years was 15, and it was between the years of 1992 and 1993. The trick is that in 1993 there aren't necessarily the most trees, but the greatest increase from the previous year.