Question

In 1987 a recording artist sold 14,000 albums. In 1998 that same artist sold 4,683 albums. Find the rate of change in record sales from 1987 to 1998.

Answer 1

Hello, welcome to QuestionCove c:

Answer 2

hii i was wonder if someone couold help me with this question because im struggling

Answer 3

Yes I do believe I can help
I didn't remember the formula until I googled it, so its clear now.
Since this is a decrease we would use this formula
Decrease ÷ Original Number × 100
You should be able to find the decrease by subtracting the new number from the original

Answer 4

A.
1/847 years per album
B.
–847 albums per year
C.
847 albums per year
D.
–847 years per album

Answer 5

Oh the answer choices might change it
Give me one second to look into it more please c:

Answer 6

no worries tyy

Answer 7

Yes my apologies
I left something out since I didn't know the answers involved year (next time you ask a question please include the answer choices cx)
The formula you would do I
rate of change = (4683 - 14000) / (1998 - 1987) = -847
So for each year the rate of change for the sale of albums (how much it goes down each year) is 847

Answer 8

Does this make sense or?

Answer 9

oooh thanks you really helped because everytime these type of questions pop up i choke lol i really appreciate it

Answer 10

Of course, so you understand what was done right?

Answer 11

yes the years where getting me mixed up

Answer 12

Ah I see
Basically you find the decrease (or increase) then divide by the difference in years
To see how much it decrease or increased each year c: