Question

Every eight years in January, the population of a town in Danbury is recorded. In 1995, the town

had a population of 4,500 people. From 1995 to 2003, the population increased by 15%. From 2003 to 2011, the population decreased 4%. What was the town’s population in 2011?
a. 4,527 b. 4,968 c. 4,995 d. 5,382

Answer 1

b

Explanation:

first we need to find 15% of 4,500

0.15*4500=675

4500+675=5175

5175 people in 2003

2) next we need to find 4% of 5175

5175*0.04=207

since the pop. decreased we need to subtract 207 from 5175:

5175-207=4968

4,968 people in 2011