Question

The population of a town increased from 3800 in 2005 to 5800 in 2012. Find the absolute and relative (percent) increase. Absolute increase: Relative increase: % Give answers accurate to at least 1 decimal place. Submit QuestionQuestion 8 .

Answer 1

The absolute increase of the town's population from 2005 to 2012 is 2000, and the relative increase is 52.6% when rounded to one decimal place.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the absolute increase in the population of the town, we subtract the population in 2005 from the population in 2012:

Absolute increase = Population in 2012 - Population in 2005
= 5800 - 3800
= 2000.

The relative increase or percent increase is calculated by dividing the absolute increase by the original population (from 2005) and then multiplying by 100 to get a percentage:

Relative increase (%) = (Absolute increase / Population in 2005) × 100
= (2000 / 3800) × 100
= 52.6% (rounded to one decimal place).