The table below shows the number of acres burned by wildfires in recent years. Use this data to answer the questions that follow. Year: 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Acres: 6,420,000 3,060,000 7,610,000 7,930,000 8,667,000

A. What was the average annual rate of acres burned per year from 2000 to 2016?

B. Which was greater: the average rate of acres burned from 2000 to 2008 or the average rate of acres burned from 2008 to 2016?

A) 6,737,400 (I think)

B) The average rate of 2008 to 2016

Step-by-step explanation:

A)

(6,420,000 + 3,060,000 + 7,610,000 + 7,930,000 + 8,667,000)/5 = 6,737,400

(Here we take the whole amount burned and divide it by 5 which is the number of years presented)

B)

2000 to 2008 :

6,420,000 + 3,060,000 + 7,610,000 = 17,090,000

Whereas 2008 to 2016 :

7,610,000 + 7,930,000 + 8,667,000 = 24,207,000

Therefore the answer is :

The average rate of 2008 to 2016