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-The population of a certain city decreased by 23,021 in 10 years. Find the average annual change in population.
A) -2302.1 per year
B) -230.21 per year
C) 230.21 per year
D) 2302.1 per year

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The average annual change is found by dividing the total change in population by the number of years. So, $ \frac{-23,021}{10} = -2,302.1 $ per year.

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