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a) Read the article Indiana Toll Road failing despite 176
percent toll increase for trucks posted
HERE at the Privatization Watch.
(+1 ) i. Show the calculations they used to arrive at the
number "176 percent".
(+1 ) ii. The article claims that the toll for a five-axle
truck to cross the state could reach more than $280 by the time the lease
expires. Show the calculations they used to find this projected toll for the
truck in the year 2081. Then indicate how much more that $280 it is.
b) Read the article The Great Traffic Projection Swindle
posted
HERE at StreetsBlog USA.
A consultant predicted traffic on the Indiana Toll Road would rise 22 percent in
seven years. Instead, traffic fell 11 percent in eight years."
(+0.5) i. A rise of 22 percent in seven years is a growth of
___ % per year. Show your calculations.
(+1) ii. A decline of 11 percent in eight years is a loss of___
% per year. Show your calculations.