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Farm Workers The figure below shows the percent p of U.S. workers in farm occupations for...

Farm Workers The figure below shows the percent p of U.S. workers in farm occupations for selected years t.

a. Write the equation of a line connecting the points (1820, 71.8) and (2005, 1.5), with values rounded to two decimal places.


b. Does this line appear to be a reasonable fit to the data points?


c. Interpret the slope of this line as a rate of change of the percent of farm workers.


d. Can the percent p of U.S. workers in farm occupations continue to fall at this rate for 20 more years? Why or why not?

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