Question

In 2010, the population of a city was 119,000. From 2010 to 2015, the population grew by 6.3%. From 2015 to 2020, it fell by 3.7%. To the nearest whole number, by what percent did the city grow from 2010 to 2020?

Answer 1

Explanation:

population in 2010=119000

population in 2015=11900*1.063=126497

population in 2020=126497*(1 - 0.037)=126491*0.963= 121817

answer=

`(121817)/(11900) * 100`

=1.0237%