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High schoolers analyze a graph representing college tuition increases, consider the possible causes and consequences of these tuition increases and collect data on tuition changes at colleges in the United States by region and graph the data.

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colleges and universities, tuition, scholarships

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college, grants, scholarships, tuition, math
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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1 hr
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