Each year the Newberry School District publishes its annual budget, which includes information on the sports program's per-student spending.

Question

Newberry School District sports budget

Year

Per-student budget

2010

$62

2011

$64

2012

$59

2013

$60

2014

$63

According to the table, what was the rate of change between 2012 and 2013?

$

per year

Answer 1

To find the rate of change in the per-student budget for the Newberry School District sports program between 2012 and 2013, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Rate of Change} = \frac{\text{Value in 2013} - \text{Value in 2012}}{\text{Number of years}} \]

From the table:

• Per-student budget in 2012 = $59
• Per-student budget in 2013 = $60

Now, substituting these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Rate of Change} = \frac{60 - 59}{1} = \frac{1}{1} = 1 \]

So, the rate of change between 2012 and 2013 was $1 per year.