Question

In a certain year, 31% of adults in a certain country viewed college education as essential for success. For the following ten-year period, this percentage increased by approximately 2.6 each year.

The percentage of adults from this country who viewed a college education as essential for success x years after the first year can be represented by __.

Answer 1

• y = 31 + 2.6x

Explanation:

• Initial percentage = 31%
• Average increase of percentage = 2.6% per year

This can be represented as:

• y = 31 + 2.6x,

y- percentage after x years, x - number of years after the first year