Question

Percentage increase please use working out

Answer 1

`15.22\%`

Explanation:

The population in 1981 is 46 million.

In 2011, the population increased to 53 million.

The increase in population is (53 -46)million =7 million

Now we express 7 million as a percentage of 46 million

`=(7)/(46)*100\%`

`=0.1522*100\%`

=15.22%