Question

Suppose the population of a city is 3943 thousand. It is expected to decrease to 3073 thousand in 50 years. Find the percent decrease

Answer 1

22.06% (2 decimal places)

Explanation:

Percent Decrease: Difference divided by Original Number multiplied by 100.

Difference: 3943 thousand - 3073 thousand = 870 thousand

Percent Decrease:

`(870,000)/(3,943,000) *100=22.06%`% (2 decimal places)