The middle school will lose some of its funding if 50 or more students move away in any year. The principal claims he only loses about 30 students a year. Do the values in the table support his claim? Explain

# of students: 6th = 250 7th = 200 8th = 150

% moves: 6th = 2%. 7th = 4%. 8th = 8%

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Darius Fitzpatrick

9 August, 17:41

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Stephanie Harrison · Answer 1

Yes the values in the table support his claim because:

2% of 250 is 5, 4% of 200 is 8, and 8% of 150 is 12

5 + 8 + 12 = 25

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The middle school will lose some of its funding if 50 or more students move away in any year. The principal claims he only loses about 30 students a year. Do the values in the table support his claim? Explain# of students: 6th = 250 7th = 200 8th = 150% moves: 6th = 2%. 7th = 4%. 8th = 8%