The percent p of high school students who participate in sports at a public high school can be modeled by 10p - $24 x = 196$ ,where x is the number of years after 2010. Interpret the p intercept of the graph of this function.
A) In 2010, 19.6% of the high school students at this school participated in sports.
B) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is increasing 2.4 percent per year.
C) In 2010, 28.8% of the high school students at this school participated in sports.
D) The percent of high school students who participate in sports at this school is increasing 19.6 percent per year.

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The p-intercept occurs when x = 0, which represents the year 2010. Solving 10p = 196 gives p = 19.6, meaning 19.6% of students participated in sports in 2010.

The Percent P of High School Students Who Participate in Sports