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One year, the population of a city was 127,000. Several years later it was 129,540. Find the percent increase.

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Answer: 2%

Step-by-step explanation: Method 1

Express the ending population as a percentage of the starting population:

127000 /129540= 1.02

1.02×100= 102%

Subtract the starting 100% to get the percent increase:

102%−100%= 2%

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2%

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