Use the graph, showing the yearly food costs of a family.
What was the decrease in the cost of food from 2003 to 2004?
What graph?
Subtract the 2004 cost from the 2003 cost (as obtained from your graph). The 2004 cost should be lower since they say the cost fell.
I see this same question was asked on answers.Yahoo two years ago, also without a graph.
There was no answer there, either.
To find the decrease in the cost of food from 2003 to 2004, you need to subtract the cost of food in 2004 from the cost of food in 2003. Here are the steps to find the answer using the graph:
1. Locate the bar representing the year 2003 on the graph.
2. Note the value on the y-axis (vertical axis) that corresponds to the cost of food in 2003.
3. Locate the bar representing the year 2004 on the graph.
4. Note the value on the y-axis that corresponds to the cost of food in 2004.
5. Subtract the cost of food in 2004 from the cost of food in 2003.
By following these steps, you should be able to determine the decrease in the cost of food from 2003 to 2004.