Question

Enrollment at GHI Early Learning Centre varies from year to year. The center is using the mean attendance over the past 8 years to predict enrollment for the next year. How many children does the center expect to have enrolled in 2024?

Enrollment at MNO Early Learning Centre, by year

Year. Number of children
2016. 159
2017. 190
2018. 284
2019. 198
2020. 150
2021. 256
2022. 168
2023. 92

Answer 1

To find the mean enrollment over the past 8 years, we add up the number of children for each year and then divide by 8:

(159 + 190 + 284 + 198 + 150 + 256 + 168 + 92) / 8 = 1597 / 8 = 199.625

Therefore, the center expects to have approximately 200 children enrolled in 2024.