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Quiz 1 – Analyzing Newspaper Circulation
Intermediate Algebra
MATH 012 7985 – University of Maryland University College
The number of daily newspaper in business in the United States has declined steadily. The table gives data about daily newspaper circulation for New York City-based newspapers for the years 2005 and 2006 (Source: Burrels Luce Media Database).
Newspaper 2005 Daily Circ. 2006 Daily Circ. Price
Wall Street Journal 2,070,498 2,049,786 $1.00 New York Times 1,121,623 1,142,464 $1.00 New York Daily News 708,773 708,477 $0.50 New Tork Post 643,056 673,379 $0.35
1. Find the change in circulation from 2005 to 2006 for each newspaper. Did any newspaper gain circulation? If so, which one(s) and by how much?
2. Construct a bar graph showing the change in circulation from 2005 to 2006 for each newspaper. Which newspaper experienced the greatest change in circulation?
3. What was the total daily circulation of these New York City-based newspapers in 2005? 2006? Did total circulation increase or decrease from 2005 to 2006? By how much?
4. The population of New York City is approximately 8,160,000 (Source: CIA Fact Book). Find the number of New York City-based newspapers sold per person in 2006 for New York City.
5. The population of the New York City metropolitan area is approximately 18,700,000 (Source: CIA Fact Book). Find the number of New York City-based newspapers sold per person in 2006 for the New York City Metropolitan area.
6. Which of the figures found in Questions 4 and 5 do you think is more meaningful? Why might neither of these figures be cable of describing the full circulation situation?
7. Assuming that each copy was sold from a newsstand in the New York City metropolitan area, use the daily edition prices given in the table to approximate the total amount spent each day on these newspapers in 2006. Find the total amount spent annually on these papers in 2006.
8. How accurate do you think the figures you found in Question 7 are? Explain.
References
Martin-Gay, E. (2009). Intermediate algebra (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Problem taken from (Martin-Gay, 2009, p. 40).
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