Has the marrying age of a man changed over the years? The United States Bureau of the Census takes a formal count of everyone in the U.S. every 10 years and has provided the following data that gives the median age of an American man at the time of his first marriage.

Year 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Median Age 25.1 24.6 24.3 24.3 22.8 22.8 23.2 24.7 26.1 26.8

Determine a ten-year period when the average rate of change is negative.a. 1910 - 1920
b. 1920 - 1930
c. 1940 - 1950
d. All of the above

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Has the marrying age of a man changed over the years? The United States Bureau of the Census takes a formal count of everyone in the U.S. every 10 years and has provided the following data that gives the median age of an American man at the time of his first marriage.

Year	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000
Median Age	25.1	24.6	24.3	24.3	22.8	22.8	23.2	24.7	26.1	26.8
										


Determine a ten-year period when the average rate of change is negative.a.	1910 - 1920
b.	1920 - 1930
c.	1940 - 1950
d.	All of the above

sonyalee77 · Answer

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jigglypuff314 · Answer

from 25.1 to 24.6 to 24.3 to 24.3 to 22.8
is decreasing right?
and they refer to the years 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950
so between 1910 and 1950   the age is decreasing

sonyalee77 · Answer

so its d.?

jigglypuff314 · Answer

yep :)