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In 1998 there were 305 students who graduated from high school. In 2019, there were 356 students. What is the rate of change in the number of students?

1. About 1 student per year
2. about 51 students per year
3. about 2 students per year
4. about 5 students per year

User Rahul Mathur
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Answer:

3. about 2 students per year

Explanation:

The rate of change would be the difference in the number of students divided by the number of years passed.

So, rate of change =
(356-305)/(2019-1998)

=
(51)/(21) = 2.43

So it's around 2 students per year.

I hope this is correct and helps!

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