Question

The population of a town increased from 3500 in 2005 to 5600 in 2009. Find the absolute and relative (percent) increase.

Answer 1

Absolute increase in population will be 2100

And percentage increase will be 60 %

Explanation:

We have given population in 2005 is 3500

And population in 2009 is 5600

So absolute increase in population = 5600-3500 = 2100

We have to find the percentage increase in population

So relative percentage increase in population will be
`(2100)/(3500)* 100=60` %

So population will increase by 60 %