Answer:
The percent increase was 48.7.
Step-by-step explanation:
The absolute increase in enrollment is 1084 - 729 = 355. This corresponds to a relative increase of 355/729=0.487 (relative to Aug 2017). The proportion 0.487, expressed in percent: 48.7%
Depending on your current method to exercise, you could solve this using the proportionality method: 355/729 = x/100, then cross-multiply and solve for x. Same thing.
