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10.6 Exercise 20

Avg difficulty 2.5

A local cancer support group believes that the estimate for new female breast cancer cases in the south is higher in Year 2 than in Year 1. The group compared the estimates of new female breast cancer cases by southern state in Year 1 and in Year 2. The results are in the table.

Southern states Year 1 Year 2
Alabama 3,450 3,720
Arkansas 2,150 2,280
Florida 15,540 15,710
Georgia 6,970 7,310
Kentucky 3,160 3,300
Louisiana 3,320 3,630
Mississippi 1,990 2,080
North Carolina 7,090 7,430
Oklahoma 2,630 2,690
South Carolina 3,570 3,580
Tennessee 4,680 5,070
Texas 15,050 14,980
Virginia 6,190 6,280

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