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Use groups of 2.
A Graph for the Ages

The graph below is a double bar graph. You can think of a double bar graph as two bar graphs combined into one.

Use the graph to answer the questions below. Then write a paragraph about how the population of the United States will change in the 1990s.

1.   Which age group was largest in 1989?
2.   Which age group will be largest in 2000?
3.   Which age group will change (increase or decrease) the most between 1989 and 2000?
4.   Which age group will change the least between 1989 and 2000?

Graph