The linear function y=−0.3x+27 models the percentage of men in a certain city, y, smoking cigarettes x years after 1990. Find the slope for the model. Then describe what this means in terms of the rate of change of male smokers in this city over time. a) m=
b) The percentage of men in this city who smoke has
(Enter: increased or decreased or not changed ) at a rate of
% per year after 1990.

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