To determine the decrease in the average salary from 2017 to 2019, we need to look at the data points from the graph for these specific years. From the given coordinates:
- In 2017, the average salary was \( 4.5 \) million dollars.
- In 2019, the average salary was \( 4.2 \) million dollars.
The decrease in the average salary from 2017 to 2019 can be found by subtracting the 2019 average salary from the 2017 average salary:
\[
\text{Decrease} = 4.5 \, \text{million} - 4.2 \, \text{million}
\]
\[
\text{Decrease} = 0.3 \, \text{million}
\]
So, the average salary decreased by \( 0.3 \) million dollars from 2017 to 2019.
The accompanying line graph shows how the average salary for baseball players in a certain league has increased over a 12-year period. Notice the average salary is given for odd-numbered years only. Also note that the left scale does not start at zero. Compare the average salary in 2017 to the average salary in 2019. By how much did the average salary decrease from 2017 to 2019?
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A coordinate system has a horizontal x-axis labeled Year from 2007 to 2019 in increments of 2 and a vertical axis labeled Average Salary in millions of dollars from 2.5 to 5 in increments of 0.1. The graph consists of 7 plotted points connected by line segments from left to right. The coordinates of the plotted points are at (2007, 2.8), (2009, 3.2), (2011, 3.4), (2013, 3.7), (2015, 3.8), (2017, 4.5), and (2019, 4.2).
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The average salary decreased by $
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