According to the Association of American Railroads, Class I freight railroads are the line-haul freight railroads with 2006 operating revenue in excess of $346.8 million. LetF = F(t) denote the freight revenue in billions of dollars of Class I railroads in year t. In 2005, Class I railroads had a freight revenue of $44.5 billion. In 2007, the revenue was $52.9 billion.Calculate the average rate of change per year in F from 2005 to 2007. billion dollars per year

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According to the Association of American Railroads, Class I freight railroads are the line-haul freight railroads with 2006 operating revenue in excess of $346.8 million. LetF = F(t) denote the freight revenue in billions of dollars of Class I railroads in year t. In 2005, Class I railroads had a freight revenue of $44.5 billion. In 2007, the revenue was $52.9 billion.Calculate the average rate of change per year in F from 2005 to 2007.

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