Over a ten-year period, the enrollment was at a high of 4500students and a low of 2532 students. What is the percent changefrom the highest to lowest enrollment? Round your answer to thenearest tenth of a percent.Answer: 43.7%

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We are looking for a percentage change. The formula for a percentage change is:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{|P_2-P_1|}{P_1}\times100\text{ \%} \\ \text{Where:} \\ P_1=\text{Base values = 4500} \\ P_2=\text{Comparison value = 2532} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Executing, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{|2532-4500|}{4500}\times100\text{ \%} \\ \frac{1968}{4500}\times100\text{ \%} \\ =43.73\text{ \%}\approx43.7\text{ \%} \end{gathered}[/tex]

There was a percentage 43.7%