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2.1 Section Exercise 17 The following side-by-side bar graph presents the percen

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Question

2.1 Section Exercise 17 The following side-by-side bar graph presents the percentages of the sources of funds for food expenditures in the given years 0.4 0.3 Relative Frequency 1940 2012 0.2 Families and Businesses Governments Produced at home Part 1 of 3 Which sources of funds for food expenditures increased or decreased as a proportion of the total in the given years? Increased: Families and individuals Businesses Governments Produced at home Decreased: Families and individuals Businesses Governments Produced at home Part 2 of 3 In 1940, the smallest source of funds for food expenditures was Businesses. Is this the smallest source of funds in 2012? (Choose one),the smallest source of funds for food expenditures in 2012 is (Choose one) Part 3 of 3 In 1940, the largest source of funds for food expenditures was Families and individuals. Is this the largest source of funds in 2012? (Choose one), the largest source of funds for food expenditures in 2012 is (Choose one)

Explanation / Answer

As the given bar graph presents the percentage of the source of funds for food expendatures in the given years with relative frequency of food expenditure comparision across different sources for different year:

Part 1: The sources of fund for food expendature that increased as proportion of total in given years are "Businesses, Government and Product at home", since the relative frequency for food expenditure against this have increased for year 2012 as compared to 1940.

similarly, the source of fund that decreased is "Families and individuals" as relative frequency for food expenditure is decreased in 2012 as compared to 1940.

Part 2: Yes, Businesses is the smallest source of funds in 2012 too as the relative frequency of food expenditure for businesses source is lowest amoung all sources in 2012 also.

Part 3: Yes , "Families and individuals" are the largest source of funds in 2012 also ,since the relative frequency of food expenditure for families is high among all sources of fund in 2012 .