Question

According to a Census Bureau, from 2000 to 2016 the population of a certain region grew from 261 million to 310 million. what was the % of the increase?

Answer 1

Given

The population of a certain region grew from 261 million to 310 million.

we are to find the percentage increase

`(310-261)/(261)*(100)/(1)`
`\begin{gathered} (49)/(261)*(100)/(1) \\ \\ 0.187739*100 \\ 18.8 \end{gathered}`

The % of the increase is 18.8%