Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Hello! I need help with the following problem for my Calculus 1 class, please.

In recent years, Russia has been implementing numerous measures to combat alcoholism, for example banning the sale of alcoholic beverages during the night. These have been at least partially successful; alcohol-related deaths have fallen from 28,386 deaths in 2006 to 6,789 in 2017. Find the average rate of change in alcohol-related deaths over that time period. Include units.

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let x= number of years

and y= alcohol-related deaths

two points are

(x_1,y_1)=(2006,28386)

(x_2,y_2)=\left(2017,6789\right)

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