The percent p of high school seniors who smoke cigarettes can be described by , where t is the number of years past 1975. Choose the sentence that correctly interprets the meaning of the slope as a rate of change.
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A. The slope represents the annual 33.58% increase of high school seniors who smoke.
B. The slope represents the annual 6% decrease of high school seniors who smoke.
C. The slope represents the annual 0.06% decrease of high school seniors who smoke.
D. The slope represents the annual 0.06% increase of high school seniors who smoke.
E. The slope represents the annual 33.58% decrease of high school seniors who smoke.


Answer: C

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