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Problem
In 1960 only 5% of the working adults in Carlin City worked at home. By 1970 the "at-home" work force had increased to 8%. In 1980 there were approximately 15% working at home, and in 1990 there were 30%. The graph that best illustrates this is:
Solution
The data are ,
,
, and
. Only one of these graphs has the answer and that is choice
.
See Also
2000 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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