Question

One year, the population of a city was 73,000. Several years later it was 85,410. Find the percent increase.

Answer 1

To find the percent increase in the population of the city, we need to calculate the difference between the final and initial populations, divide it by the initial population, and then multiply by 100 to express the result as a percentage.

The difference between the final population and the initial population is:

85,410 - 73,000 = 12,410

The initial population is 73,000. Therefore, the percent increase is:

percent increase = (12,410 / 73,000) x 100%

percent increase ≈ 17.01%

So, the percent increase in the population of the city is approximately 17.01%.