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CHECK POINT 6 Use the date for women in Figure 1.5 to estimate each of the following: a. a woman’s increased life expectancy, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a year, for each subsequent birth year b. the life expectancy, to the nearest tenth of a year, of a woman born in 2050.

CHECK POINT 6 Use the date for women in Figure 1.5 to estimate each of the following: a. a woman’s increased life expectancy, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a year, for each subsequent birth year b. the life expectancy, to the nearest tenth of a year, of a woman born in 2050.

Solution Summary: The author analyzes how the average increase in life expectancy of a woman is 0.17, divided by the duration of time.

Thinking Mathematically plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

Thinking Mathematically plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780321923233

Author: Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 1.2, Problem 6CP

CHECK POINT 6 Use the date for women in Figure 1.5 to estimate each of the following:

a. a woman’s increased life expectancy, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a year, for each subsequent birth year

b. the life expectancy, to the nearest tenth of a year, of a woman born in 2050.

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Thinking Mathematically plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

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