Question

1. the graph below shows the number of households in a town that subscribe to a newspaper delivery service each year since 1992. use the graph to answer the questions.

a) in what year were there 28,000 newspaper delivery subscriptions?
b) about how many newspaper delivery subscriptions were there in 1996?
c) what relationship is shown by the data?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the graph for part a

Locate the point where the delivery subscriptions (y - axis) is 28 (since it's in thousands). Then check the corresponding x - axis (year).

Step2: Analyze the graph for part b

Locate the year 1996 on the x - axis. Then check the corresponding y - axis value (approximate).

Step3: Analyze the graph for part c

Observe the trend of the data points. If the y - values (delivery subscriptions) decrease as the x - values (years) increase, it is a negative relationship.

Answer:

a) 2000
b) 24,000
c) Negative relationship (as the years increase, the number of newspaper delivery subscriptions decreases)