Use a calculator with an key to solve Exercises 71–76.
The bar graph shows the percentage of people 25 years of age and older who were college graduates in the United States for seven selected years.
The functions
model the percentage of college graduates, among people ages 25 and older, f(x) or g(x), x years after 1950. Use these functions to solve Exercises 75–76.
Which function is a better model for the percentage who were college graduates in 1990?
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