The graph above and to the right, created by Stat Crunch, shows the U.S. gross box office earnings for movies, in millions of dollars, for the years 2013–2018.

a) Determine the percent decrease in gross box office earnings from 2013 to 2014.

b) Determine the percent increase in gross box office earnings from 2014 to 2015.

c) Determine the percent increase in gross box office earnings from 2015 to 2016.

d) Determine the percent decrease in gross box office earnings from 2016 to 2017.

e) Determine the percent increase in gross box office earnings from 2017 to 2018.

Where appropriate, round your answer to the nearest tenth of percent.

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U.S. Gross Box Office Earnings for Movies 12,000 11,892.3 11,750 11,500 + 11,377.5 11,250 11,129.4 11,000 - 10,924.1 11,072.2 10,750 10,500 10,361.0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year Earnings (millions of dollars)