In 1995, 57.5% of students at gardiner university graduated in 4 or fewer years of study. in 2009, that number had fallen to 52.8%. what was the rate of change for percent of students graduating within 4 years from 1995 to 2009
-0.3357% per year
The rate of change is given by
change/time
The change found by finding the difference in the two percentages:
52.8 - 57.5 = -4.7%
The time that passed is found in a similar way
2009 - 1995 = 14
Now plugging in to the for
