Question

Plano's population in 2022 was about 50,000 people. If the city experiences 500 births, 100 deaths, 200 immigrants and 50 emigrants in the year 2023, how many people were added to the population? What is the net annual percent growth rate?

Answer 1

the net annual percent growth rate of plano's population in 2023 is 1.1%

Answer 2

• 550 added
• 1.1% growth rate

Explanation:

You want to know the number added to a population of 50,000 if there were 500 births, 100 deaths, 200 immigrants, and 50 emigrants, and you want to know the percent growth rate this represents.

Added

Births and immigrants add to the population. Deaths and emigrants subtract from the population. The net increase was ...

500 -100 +200 -50 = 550 . . . . . were added to the population

Percent growth

The growth rate as a percent is ...

550/50000 × 100% = (5.50/5.00)% = 1.1%

The net annual growth rate is 1.1%.

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