Answer:
0.5%/year
24.2%
Step-by-step explanation:
Estimate the average yearly increase in the percentage of first-year college females claiming no religious affiliation
Percentage of females by year:
1980 = 6.2%
1990 = 10.8%
2000 = 13.6%
2012 = 21.7%
Average yearly increase :
Percentage increase between 1980 - 2012 :
2012% - 1980% = ( 21.7% - 6.2%) = 15.5% increase over [(2012 - 1980)] = 32 years
15.5 % / 32 years = 0.484375% / year = 0.5%/year
b. Estimate the percentage of first-year college females who will claim no religious affiliation in 2030,
Given an average increase of 0.484375% / year
(2030 - 1980) = 50 years
Hence by 2030 ; ( 50 years × 0.484375%/year) = 24.218% will claim no religious affiliation.
=24.2% (nearest tenth)
