Question
Use the graph to answer the question.
The line graph shows tuition amounts for a university for the years 1996 through 1999. Which of the following is a valid claim based on the graph?
Line graph of tuition rates for a period of time. The horizontal axis is years: 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. The vertical axis is tuition, in dollars, numbered from 0 to 10,500 in increments of 500 with a break between 0 and 8,500. The points on the line are 1996 comma $8,500, 1997 comma $9,000, 1998 comma $10,000, 1999 comma $10,500.
(1 point)
Responses
Tuition rates have increased faster than inflation.
Tuition rates have increased faster than inflation.
The tuition has increased steadily over this time span.
The tuition has increased steadily over this time span.
Tuition increased twice as much from 1997 to 1998 as it did from 1996 to 1997.
Tuition increased twice as much from 1997 to 1998 as it did from 1996 to 1997.
The rate of tuition inflation will decrease in the next 5 years.
The line graph shows tuition amounts for a university for the years 1996 through 1999. Which of the following is a valid claim based on the graph?
Line graph of tuition rates for a period of time. The horizontal axis is years: 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. The vertical axis is tuition, in dollars, numbered from 0 to 10,500 in increments of 500 with a break between 0 and 8,500. The points on the line are 1996 comma $8,500, 1997 comma $9,000, 1998 comma $10,000, 1999 comma $10,500.
(1 point)
Responses
Tuition rates have increased faster than inflation.
Tuition rates have increased faster than inflation.
The tuition has increased steadily over this time span.
The tuition has increased steadily over this time span.
Tuition increased twice as much from 1997 to 1998 as it did from 1996 to 1997.
Tuition increased twice as much from 1997 to 1998 as it did from 1996 to 1997.
The rate of tuition inflation will decrease in the next 5 years.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
"Tuition increased twice as much from 1997 to 1998 as it did from 1996 to 1997."
Reason: 1996→1997 = $9,000 − $8,500 = $500; 1997→1998 = $10,000 − $9,000 = $1,000, which is twice $500.
Reason: 1996→1997 = $9,000 − $8,500 = $500; 1997→1998 = $10,000 − $9,000 = $1,000, which is twice $500.