The following data show the number of

Chinese citizens who immigrated to the U.S.
Use the data to predict how many Chinese
immigrated to the U.S. during the 1990.

Decade No. of Chinese Immigrants
1950s 10,000
1960s 35,000
1970s 124,000
1980s 389,000

50s to 60s -- 25,000 increase

25,000/10,000 = 2.5 = 250%

60s to 70s -- 89,000 increase
89,000/35,000 = 2.5428 = 254%

I'm sure you can finish the problem the same way.

so than...

70's to 80's - 265000 increase
265000/124000=2.137= 213.7%

Right?

just wondering...

Right.

How many Chinese do you think immigrated in the 90s?

i'm guessing to Megan that it is 717.7%???

Why would the percentage be two or three times greater than in the earlier decades?

Besides, you need to estimate the number of immigrants, not the percentage of increase.

the percent i think is because in the early days the price wasn't that high or expensive as today.

my bad, heres my other, i think, ummm....

to start 10000
so if you add 10000 to 25000= 35000
then, 35000+89000=124000
nest, 124000+265000=389000
i'm guessing the total will be 540000???

Your problem has nothing to do with price. Your answer makes absolutely no sense.

man than i must such at math than...oh well sorry megan .

To predict the number of Chinese immigrants who immigrated to the U.S. during the 1990s, we can analyze the trend in the data provided.

First, let's examine the data and observe the pattern:

Decade No. of Chinese Immigrants
1950s 10,000
1960s 35,000
1970s 124,000
1980s 389,000

Based on the data, we can see that the number of Chinese immigrants increases significantly from one decade to the next. This suggests a trend of exponential growth.

To predict the number of Chinese immigrants during the 1990s, we can extend this exponential growth trend. We can calculate the average rate of growth by dividing the number of immigrants in a decade by the number of immigrants in the previous decade.

In this case, the average rate of growth from the 1960s to the 1970s is 124,000 / 35,000 = 3.54. The average rate of growth from the 1970s to the 1980s is 389,000 / 124,000 = 3.14. We can use the average rate of growth to extrapolate the number of immigrants in the 1990s.

To do this, we can multiply the number of immigrants in the 1980s (389,000) by the average rate of growth:

Predicted number of Chinese immigrants in the 1990s = 389,000 * 3.14 ≈ 1,222,460

Based on this calculation, we can predict that approximately 1,222,460 Chinese immigrants immigrated to the U.S. during the 1990s.