Data released by the Department of Education regarding the rate (percentage) of ninth-grade students that don't graduate showed that out of 50 states,
16 states had an increase in the dropout rate during the past 2 years.
18 states had a dropout rate of at least 30% during the past 2 years.
20 states had an increase in the dropout rate and/or a dropout rate of at least 30% during the past 2 years.
How many states had a dropout rate that was less than 30% but that had increased over the 2-year period?
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To determine the number of states that had a dropout rate of less than 30% but still increased over the 2-year period, we need to subtract the states that had a dropout rate of at least 30% from the total number of states that had an increase in the dropout rate.
From the given information:
- 16 states had an increase in the dropout rate during the past 2 years.
- 18 states had a dropout rate of at least 30% during the past 2 years.
So, to find the number of states that had a dropout rate less than 30% but still increased, we subtract the number of states with a dropout rate of at least 30% from the total number of states with an increase in the dropout rate:
Number of states with an increase in dropout rate but less than 30% = Total states with an increase in dropout rate - States with a dropout rate of at least 30%
Number of states with an increase in dropout rate but less than 30% = 16 - 18
Number of states with an increase in dropout rate but less than 30% = -2
Since we can't have a negative number of states, it seems there is an inconsistency or incorrect information provided. We cannot determine the number of states with an increase in the dropout rate but less than 30% based on the given information.