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The table gives the number of reported abortions in South Carolina from 1984 to 2004 Years Since 1984 Number of Reported Abortions 11,704 12,174 14,133 13,285 11,008 10,992 9,326 8,801 7,527 6,657 6,565 4 10 12 16 18 20 (a) Find the average rate of change in the number of abortions between 1984 and 1990. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) 1581/1 X abortions/year Interpret the meaning of the result, including units Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the increase each year was 1,581 abortions from 1984 to 1990 O Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the decrease each year was 11,704 abortions from 1984 to 1990 Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the increase each year was 13,285 abortions from 1984 to 1990 Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the increase each year was 264 abortions from 1984 to 1990 O Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the decrease each year was 6 abortions from 1984 to 199o (b) Find the average rate of change in the number of abortions between 1990 and 2004. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) abortions/year Interpret the meaning of the result, including units Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the increase each year was 6,720 abortions from 1990 to 2004 Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the increase each year was 13,285 abortions from 1990 to 2004 Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the decrease each year was 7,527 abortions from 1990 to 2004 Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the decrease each year was 16 abortions from 1990 to 2004 Assuming the number of abortions reported changed at a constant rate, the decrease each year was-480 abortions from 1990 to 2004 (c) In 1990, South Carolina passed a law requiring parental consent for minors to have an abortion and a 1-hour waiting period after abortion counseling. Does it appear from the data that the law had an effect on the number of reported abortions? Refer to the first differences and average rates of change in your response

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