Question

The schools enrollment last year was 552 students. This year the school has enrolled 581 students. What was the percent increase or decrease in their enrollment? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

$\text{Answer: percentage increase of 5.3\%}$

$\begin{gathered} \text{The school enrollment last year = 552 students} \\ \text{The school enrollment this year = 581 students} \\ \text{Percentage change = }\frac{real\text{ - actual}}{\text{actual}}\text{ x 100} \\ real\text{ = 581, and actual= 552 } \\ \text{Percentage change = }\frac{581\text{ - 552}}{552}\text{ x 100\%} \\ =\text{ }\frac{29}{552}\text{ x 100} \\ =\text{ 0.053 x 100\%} \\ =\text{ 5.3\%} \\ \text{There is a percentage increase of 5.3} \end{gathered}$