HOW MANY MTAC MEMBERS WERE THERE IN 1990

4. How many MTAC members were there in 1990?a. 3

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b. 350The answer is c. A look at the graph shows that duringc. 700the year 2000 there was a sharper increase in the num-d.1,750ber of new homes built than in student population.e. 2,250The line slopes up steeper there for houses than it doesfor student population. Percent of increase is a differ-ent question and might yield a different answer. CheckIt is important to read the key at the bottom of theRatios, Proportions, and Percents (p. 109) on percentsgraph. Each piano represents 500 members.

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a pianofor details.represents 250 members. 1990 has 3

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pianos. This rep-resents 1,750 members. The answer is d.