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6-28.
The table below shows the total population of Mexico for the given years.
What was the average rate of change for the population from
? The average rate of change is the slope between two points.
Find the slope betweenand .
Pay attention to the units.What was the average rate of change from
? When was the population growth rate higher?
Year | Population (millions) |
1900 | 13.6 |
1910 | 15.2 |
1920 | 14.4 |
1930 | 16.6 |
1940 | 19.8 |
1950 | 26.3 |
1960 | 35.0 |
1970 | 50.7 |
1980 | 69.7 |
1990 | 87.8 |
2000 | 100.3 |
2010 | 113.7 |