Question

20. The population of a town increased from 60,450 to 95,610 in one decade. What was the

relative change of the population?
(a) 58.2% (b) 36.8% (c) 158.2% (d) -36.8%

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Change in population/ original number

`(95610 - 60450)/(60450)` =
`(35160)/(60450)` = .58163771712 This is the answer as a decimal. Multiple this by 100 to get 58.2% increase rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 2

A. 58.2%

this is because

(95610-60450)/60450 =0.5816377171215 which rounds to 0.582 which is 58.2%