Percentage of U.S. College Freshmen with an Average Grade of A (A- to A+) in High School 60% 53% 48% 50% 43% 40% 29% 30% 27% 20% 10% 1980 1990 2000 2010 2013 Year Percentage of College Freshmen with an A High School Average 4x + 25, 5 P

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The bar graph shows the percentage of U.S. college freshmen with an average grade of A in high school.The data displayed by the bar graph can be described by the mathematical modelwhere x is the number of years after 1980 and p is the percentage of U.S. college freshmen who had an average grade of A in high school

a. According to the formula, in 2010, what percentage of U.S. college freshmen had an average grade of A in high school? Does this underestimate or overestimate the percent displayed by the bar graph? By how much?
b. If trends shown by the formula continue, project when 57% of U.S. college freshmen will have had an average grade of A in high school.

Percentage of U.S. College Freshmen
with an Average Grade of A
(A- to A+) in High School
60%
53%
48%
50%
43%
40%
29%
30%
27%
20%
10%
1980
1990
2000
2010 2013
Year
Percentage of College Freshmen
with an
A High School Average
Transcribed Image Text:Percentage of U.S. College Freshmen with an Average Grade of A (A- to A+) in High School 60% 53% 48% 50% 43% 40% 29% 30% 27% 20% 10% 1980 1990 2000 2010 2013 Year Percentage of College Freshmen with an A High School Average
4x
+ 25,
5
P
Transcribed Image Text:4x + 25, 5 P
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