Suppose the population of a certain city is 3920 thousand it is expected to decrease to 3053 thousand in 50 years find the percent decrease round to the nearest tenth

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Scumah · Answer 1 · 2019-12-07T22:46:16+0000

Percentage change= 100× [( final population )-(initial population)]/(initial population)

Initial population=3920

Final population=3053

Percentage change=100×(3053-3920)/3920

=the negative numbers means decreased by

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