Methane is a greenhouse gas implicated as a contributor to global warming. Given below is the table of values of Q = w (t), the atmospheric methane level in parts per billion (ppb) t years after 1980.1 10 15 20 25 30 1575 1660 1715 1750 1770 1775 1785 w (10) – w (0) w (15) – w (10) and (a) Evaluate 10 -0 15 – 10 Round your answers to one decimal place. w(10)-w(0) 10-0 w(15)-w(10) 15-10 (b) Compare your answers in (a). What does this tell you about atmospheric methane levels? Enter a year in each box to complete the explanation. This tells us that the methane level rises at a slower average rate from the years |to than from the years to
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![**Chapter 1, Section 1.4, Question 031**
Methane is a greenhouse gas implicated as a contributor to global warming. Given below is the table of values of \( Q = w(t) \), the atmospheric methane level in parts per billion (ppb) \( t \) years after 1980.
| \( t \) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
|-----------|------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| \( Q \) | 1575 | 1660 | 1715 | 1750 | 1770 | 1775 | 1785 |
**(a)** Evaluate \(\frac{w(10) - w(0)}{10 - 0}\) and \(\frac{w(15) - w(10)}{15 - 10}\).
Round your answers to one decimal place.
\[
\frac{w(10) - w(0)}{10 - 0} =
\]
\[
\frac{w(15) - w(10)}{15 - 10} =
\]
**(b)** Compare your answers in (a). What does this tell you about atmospheric methane levels? Enter a year in each box to complete the explanation.
This tells us that the methane level rises at a slower average rate from the years \(\_\_\_\_\_\_\) to \(\_\_\_\_\_\_\) than from the years \(\_\_\_\_\_\_\) to \(\_\_\_\_\_\_\).](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F656705aa-0dc5-422b-9d0b-38208a4fe35d%2Fd4dac165-3a00-479a-94a9-d7fec9e19383%2F98mlle.png&w=3840&q=75)
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