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The population in the united states in 2000 was about 281 million people. in 2015, it was 321 million people. from 2000 to 2015, the population increased %.

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Plain and simple: 14%

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Given:
Year 2000 = 281 million people
Year 2015 = 321 million people

321 M - 281 M = 40 M

An increase of 40 million people.

40M/281M = 0.14 or 14%.

From 2000 to 2015, the population increased by 14%
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