Question

1. an afterschool tutoring program began enrolling students 12 weeks ago. the table shows the enrollment in the program at various times since it began.

week	number of students
3	36
6	60
9	81
12	108

on average, what has been the weekly change in the programs enrollment over the last 6 weeks?
______ students/week

Explanation:

Step1: Identify time and students

Last 6 weeks: from week 6 to week 12. At week 6, students = 60; at week 12, students = 108.

Step2: Calculate change in students

Change in students = 108 - 60 = 48.

Step3: Calculate change in weeks

Change in weeks = 12 - 6 = 6.

Step4: Find weekly change

Weekly change = $\frac{48}{6}$ = 8.

Answer:

8