Every day the Office of Undergraduate Admissions receives inquiries from eager high school students.They keep a running account of the number of inquiries received each day, along with the total number received until that point.Below is a table of weekly figures from about the end of August to about the end of October of a recent year. $\begin{array}{ccc}
\text { Week di } & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Inquiries That } \
\text { Week }
\end{array} & \text { Total for Yeal } \
8 / 28-9 / 01 & 1085 & 11,928 \
9 / 04-9 / 08 & 1193 & 13,121 \
9 / 11-9 / 15 & 1312 & 14,433 \
9 / 18-9 / 22 & 1443 & 15,876 \
9 / 25-9 / 29 & 1588 & 17,464 \
10 / 02-10 / 06 & 1746 & 19,210 \
10 / 09-10 / 13 & 1921 & 21,131 \
10 / 16-10 / 20 & 2113 & 23,244 \
10 / 23-10 / 27 & 2325 & 25,569
\end{array}$ One of these columns can be interpreted as a rate of change.Which one is it?
A)the first
B)the second
C)the third

Question

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The second column, which lists the number of inquiries received each week, represents a rate of change, indicating how many inquiries were added each week.

Every Day the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Receives Inquiries from Eager