SOLUTION: A high school had 1200 students enrolled in 2003 and 1500 students in 2006. If the student population grows as a function of time t, when t is the number of years after 2003; what

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Question 1193897: A high school had 1200 students enrolled in 2003 and 1500 students in 2006. If the student population grows as a function of time t, when t is the number of years after 2003; what is the rate of change?
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The rate of change is y-increment divided by x-increment, or


    %281500-1200%29%2F%282006-2003%29 = 300%2F3 = 100 students per year.    ANSWER

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