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Exercises: Define Appropriate Quantities for the Purpose of Descriptive Modeling

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Grade 9·22 problems·~45 min·Common Core Math - HS Number and Quantity·standard·hsn-q-a-2
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A city has a total annual income of $10 billion and a population of 500,000 people. What is the per-capita income? State the number, the unit, and one thing this quantity does NOT tell you about the city's residents.