Question

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

Answer 1

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!