A high school asked students which mode of transportation they take when the weather gets too cold to walk to school. They were also asked their distance from school. The results were put into a data table below.

The number of freshman that live between 10 and 20 km away and drive to school is currently 0. Based on the data trends in the table, what can we predict will happen next year to the number of sophomores that live between 10 and 20 km away from school and drive.

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A high school asked students which mode of transportation they take when the weather gets too cold to walk to school. They were also asked their distance from school. The results were put into a data table below.

The number of freshman that live between 10 and 20 km away and drive to school is currently 0. Based on the data trends in the table, what can we predict will happen next year to the number of sophomores that live between 10 and 20 km away from school and drive.

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Each year, the number of students who drive increases. This happens regardless of their distance to school and previous number of students who drive.
The fact that the current number of students who drive (at this distance) is zero, does not suggest that this number will stay the same the following year. The table shows that there is an increased number of students who drive between freshman and sophomore year.
The number will definitely not decrease because we cannot have less than zero students.
We can tell from the rest of the data table that the number of students is most likely to increase.

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