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.

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

Question

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.

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

broskishelleh · Answer

Something is missing...Like a chart or such

broskishelleh · Answer

Is this it?:
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

love.kat123 · Answer

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

broskishelleh · Answer

It's D because:
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