One year, the population of a city was 181,000. Several years later it was 150,230. Find the percent decrease.

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Answer 1

To find the percent decrease, we first need to calculate the difference between the initial population and the final population:

181,000 - 150,230 = 30,770

Next, we need to find the percent decrease by dividing the difference by the initial population and then multiplying by 100:

(30,770 / 181,000) * 100 ≈ 16.98%

Therefore, the percent decrease in population was approximately 16.98%.