Question

The enrollment at Ousley Jr. High School dropped by 60 students over a 5-year period. What is the average yearly drop in enrollment?

Answer 1

The average yearly drop in enrollment is 12.

Explanation:

The average refers to the central value in a group of numbers and with the information provided, you can find the average by dividing the number of students that dropped out of the school by the number of years over which that ocurred:

number of students= 60

number of years= 5

60/5=12

According to this, the answer is that the average yearly drop in enrollment is 12.