Questions: Capital City Chargers POINTS PER GAME, 1996 -2015 Which of the following statements is true about the graph above? The Chargers had the greatest increase of points per game between their 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. The Chargers scored their lowest number of points per game in the 1999-2000 season. The Chargers points per game decreased between seasons eight times between 1996 and 2015. The Chargers scored their greatest number of points per game in the 2008-09 season.

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The problem provides four statements about the graph of the Capital City Chargers' points per game from 1996 to 2015. We need to determine which of these statements is true based on the graph.

• Statement 1: "The Chargers had the greatest increase of points per game between their 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons."
  • Check the slope between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
• Statement 2: "The Chargers scored their lowest number of points per game in the 1999-2000 season."
  • Identify the lowest point on the graph.
• Statement 3: "The Chargers points per game decreased between seasons eight times between 1996 and 2015."
  • Count the number of times the graph shows a decrease from one season to the next.
• Statement 4: "The Chargers scored their greatest number of points per game in the 2008-09 season."
  • Identify the highest point on the graph.

• Statement 1: The graph shows a significant increase between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, indicating a steep upward slope.
• Statement 2: The lowest point on the graph appears to be around the 1999-2000 season.
• Statement 3: Count the decreases: 1) 1996-97 to 1997-98, 2) 1997-98 to 1998-99, 3) 1998-99 to 1999-2000, 4) 2000-01 to 2001-02, 5) 2002-03 to 2003-04, 6) 2004-05 to 2005-06, 7) 2006-07 to 2007-08, 8) 2012-13 to 2013-14. There are exactly eight decreases.
• Statement 4: The highest point on the graph is around the 2008-09 season.

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