Question

In 1995, 57.5% of students at gardiner university graduated in 4 or fewer years of study. in 2009, that number had fallen to 52.8%. what was the rate of change for percent of students graduating within 4 years from 1995 to 2009

Answer 1

-0.3357% per year The rate of change is given by change/time The change found by finding the difference in the two percentages: 52.8 - 57.5 = -4.7% The time that passed is found in a similar way 2009 - 1995 = 14 Now plugging in to the for