To convert the rate from questions per year to questions per month, you can divide the annual rate by the number of months in a year.
1 year = 12 months
So, to find the equivalent rate in questions per month:
\[ \text{Questions per month} = \frac{696 , \text{questions/year}}{12 , \text{months/year}} = 58 , \text{questions/month} \]
Therefore, 696 questions per year is equivalent to 58 questions per month.