Question 1050514

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Hi  

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