Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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In South Australia (SA), the median hourly earnings for male em-
ployees rose from $32.23 in 2019 to $33.22 in 2020 to $35.00 in 2021.
In comparison, the median hourly earnings for female employees rose
from $30.00 in 2019 to $32.56 in 2020 to $33.33 in 2021. ¹
(a) What was the average rate of change in the median hourly earn-
ings for male employees between 2019 and 2020?
(b) What was the average rate of change in the median hourly earn-
ings for female employees between 2019 and 2020?
(c) What was the average rate of change in the median hourly earn-
ings for female employees between 2019 and 2021?
(d) Based on this data, why can we say that in SA, the median hourly
earnings for female employees is not increasing linearly?
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Transcribed Image Text:In South Australia (SA), the median hourly earnings for male em- ployees rose from $32.23 in 2019 to $33.22 in 2020 to $35.00 in 2021. In comparison, the median hourly earnings for female employees rose from $30.00 in 2019 to $32.56 in 2020 to $33.33 in 2021. ¹ (a) What was the average rate of change in the median hourly earn- ings for male employees between 2019 and 2020? (b) What was the average rate of change in the median hourly earn- ings for female employees between 2019 and 2020? (c) What was the average rate of change in the median hourly earn- ings for female employees between 2019 and 2021? (d) Based on this data, why can we say that in SA, the median hourly earnings for female employees is not increasing linearly?
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