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The table above gives information for 2010 on total visitors and total
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Question # 102, Date : 10-Jan-2020
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Question # 102, Date : 10-Jan-2020
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National Park | Visitors | Area | ||||
| Name | State | Number | % change | Rank | Acres | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon | AZ | 4388386 | 0.9 | 2 | 1217403 | 11 |
| Yosemite | CA | 3901408 | 4.4 | 3 | 791266 | 16 |
| Yellowstone | WY | 3640185 | 10.5 | 4 | 2219791 | 8 |
| Rocky Mtn. | CO | 2955821 | 4.7 | 5 | 265828 | 26 |
| Zion | UT | 2665972 | -2.5 | 8 | 145598 | 35 |
| Acadia | ME | 2504208 | 12.4 | 9 | 47390 | 47 |
| Bryce | UT | 1285492 | 5.7 | 15 | 35835 | 50 |
| Arches | UT | 1014405 | 1.8 | 19 | 76519 | 42 |
| Badlands | SD | 977778 | 4.7 | 22 | 242756 | 28 |
| Mesa Verde | CO | 559717 | 1.7 | 30 | 52122 | 46 |
| Canyonlands | UT | 435908 | -0.1 | 36 | 337598 | 23 |
The table above gives information for 2010 on total visitors and total acreage for 11 U.S. National Parks. In addition to the numbers of total visitors and total acreage for each National Park, the table also provides the percent increase or decrease over the total visitors for 2009 and the rank of the National Park for total visitors and total acreage in 2010.
Consider each of the following statements about these National Parks. For each statement indicate whether the statement is true or false, based on the information provided in the table.
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| True | False | |
| The park that experienced the greatest percent increase in visitors from 2009 to 2010 also had the least total acreage. | ||
| The park with the median rank by the number of visitors is larger than only one other park by acreage. | ||
| The total number of visitors at Arches in 2009 was fewer than 1,000,000. |
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The park that experienced the greatest percent increase in visitors from 2009 to 2010 also had the least total acreage.: False
The park with the median rank by the number of visitors is larger than only one other park by acreage.: True
The total number of visitors at Arches in 2009 was fewer than 1,000,000.: True
Re: The table above gives information for 2010 on total visitors and total
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10 Jan 2020, 12:15
10 Jan 2020, 12:15
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1)False, since the greatest % change was of Acadia while the one with least acerage was Bryce
2)True , since Acadia(Median by rank of visitors) is having acerage only greater than Bryce
3)True, since the value for 2009 is 1014405/1.018 =996468
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2)True , since Acadia(Median by rank of visitors) is having acerage only greater than Bryce
3)True, since the value for 2009 is 1014405/1.018 =996468
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Re: The table above gives information for 2010 on total visitors and total
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19 Nov 2020, 11:15
19 Nov 2020, 11:15
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1)False, the greatest percentage increase happened at Acadia but Bryce has the lowest acreage.
2)True, Acadia has the median rank by the number of visitors and has the second lowest acreage greater only to Bryce.
3)True, to calculate the value of 2009 \(\frac{1014405*100}{101.8}\)= 9,96,468.5658153.
2)True, Acadia has the median rank by the number of visitors and has the second lowest acreage greater only to Bryce.
3)True, to calculate the value of 2009 \(\frac{1014405*100}{101.8}\)= 9,96,468.5658153.
