In 2000, 520,000 acres of farmland in a region were devoted to growing nuts. By 2013, the number of acres used to grow nuts had increased to 810,000. Find the average rate of change in the number of acres in a region used to grow nuts from 2000 to 2013.
The average rate of change was about how many acres per year?
Thank you!
20,769
44,286
(810,000 - 520,000)/(2013 - 2000)
21538
48571
24,615
To find the average rate of change in the number of acres used to grow nuts from 2000 to 2013, we need to calculate the change in the number of acres and divide it by the number of years.
First, we need to find the change in the number of acres:
Change in number of acres = Final number of acres - Initial number of acres
= 810,000 acres - 520,000 acres
Now, we need to find the number of years:
Number of years = Final year - Initial year
= 2013 - 2000
We can now calculate the average rate of change:
Average rate of change = Change in number of acres / Number of years
Substituting the values we found earlier:
Average rate of change = (810,000 acres - 520,000 acres) / (2013 - 2000) years
Simplifying this equation:
Average rate of change = 290,000 acres / 13 years
Therefore, the average rate of change in the number of acres used to grow nuts from 2000 to 2013 is about 22,307.69 acres per year (rounded to the nearest whole number).