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College Basketball: Men The following chart shows the number of NCAA men’s college basketball teams in the United States during the period 2000–2010:
Men’s basketball teams
Year (t)
a. On average, how fast was the number of men’s college basketball teams growing over the 4-year period beginning in 2002?
b. By inspecting the chart, determine whether the 3-year average rates of change increased or decreased beginning in 2005. [HINT: See Example 2.]
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