Question

Suppose the population of a certain city is 5289 thousand. It is expected to decrease to 4530 thousand in 50 years. Find the percent decrease.

The percent decrease is approximately \%.
(Round to the nearest tenth.)

Answer 1

14.4% decrease

Explanation:

Here is the formula for finding the percentage of decrease:

(starting value - final value) / starting value * 100.

So for your question,

`(5289-4530)/(5289) =.0144\\.0144 * 100 = 14.4\\`/

There was a 14.4% decrease within 50 years.