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Sales Since the start of July, OHaganBooks.com has seen its weekly sales increase, as shown in the following table:
Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Sales (books) | 6,500 | 7,000 | 7,200 | 7,800 | 8,500 | 9,000 |
a. What was the average rate of increase of weekly sales over this entire period?
b. During which 1-week interval(s) did the rate of increase of sales exceed the average rate?
c. During which 2-week interval(s) did the weekly sales rise at the highest average rate, and what was that average rate?
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