4. In 2016, Adidas had total net sales worldwide of €19.29 billion. In 2012, Adidas had total net sales worldwide of €14.88 billion. (Source: adidas-group. com)
(a) Graph the ordered pair (2012, 14.88) to represent the net sales worldwide in 2012, and
(2016, 19.29) to represent the net sales worldwide in 2016.
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2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
(b) Draw a line between the two points from part 4a. What is the slope of the line? Interpret the
slope in context.
(c) If the total net sales of Adidas continued to increase following a linear pattern, what would
you predict to be the total net sales in 2020?
(d) By what percent did Adidas sales increase from 2012 10 2016?
(e) If sales in 2020 showed the same growth over 2016 sales as 2016 sales grew over 2012 sales,
what would you predict to be the total net sales in 2020?