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High School Dropouts The table lists the percentage of the population that did not have a...

High School Dropouts The table lists the percentage of the population that did not have a high school diploma for selected years.

Year

1960

1980

2000

2010

Percentage

28

14

11

8

Source: Bureau of the Census.

(a) Plot a line graph of these data. Let this graph be function D.


(b) Interpret the slope of each line segment.


(c) Is D continuous on its domain?


(d) Identify where D is increasing, decreasing, or constant.


(e) Write a piecewise-defined formula for D.

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