Question

The percentage of employers who allow casual dress every day was 51% in 2001 and has decreased by about 3 percentage points per year. Let p be the percentage of employers of employers who allow casual dress every day at t years since 2001.The slope is____The percentage of employers who allow casual dress every day has increased by _____ percentage points per year

Answer 1

p: the percentage of employers who allow casual dress every day at t years since 2001.

p in function of t is equal to:

`p(t)=51-3t`

Slope (m):

`m=-3`

The percentage of employers who allow casual dress every day has decreased by 3 percentage points per year