Question

Suppose the population of a certain city is 4164 thousand. It is expected to decrease to 3460 thousand in 50 years. Find the percent decrease.

Answer 1

16.9%

Explanation:

Given data

Initial populatation= 4164

Final population= 3460

Percent decrease= initial-final/initial*100

Percent decrease= 4164-3460/4164*100

Percent decrease= 704/4164*100

Percent decrease= 0.1690*100

Percent decrease= 16.9%

Hence the decrease is 16.9%