Mathematics for the Trades: A Guided Approach (11th Edition) (What's New in Trade Math)

11th Edition

ISBN: 9780134756967

Author: Hal Saunders, Robert Carman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12.1, Problem 1AE

Automotive Trades The following bar graph shows the annual U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles from 2006–2014. Study the graph and answer the questions below.

Chapter 12.1, Problem 1AE, Automotive Trades The following bar graph shows the annual U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles from

(a) During which year did the largest increase in hybrid sales occur?
(b) During which year did the largest decrease in hybrid sales occur?
(c) Approximately how many hybrid vehicles were sold in 2008?
(d) How many more hybrid vehicles were sold in 2007 than in 2006? (Estimate your answer to the nearest hundred thousand.)
(e) By what percent did sales increase from 2011 to 2013? (Round to the nearest hundred percent.)
(f) By what percent did sales decrease from 2007 to 2011? (Round to the nearest percent.)

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the difference in increased height of the vertical bar from 2011 to 2012 is large when compared to the sales increase for the remaining years.

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