The population of Town A was 12,979 people in 2010. When measured again in 2020, the population was 18,560. What was the percent of change in population to the nearest whole percentage point?

change100 = new value − old valueold value

Use the formula to determine the proportion to use to solve this problem.

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Question 2
What was the percent of change in population to the nearest whole percentage point?(1 point)
Responses

43% increase

57% increase

68% increase

75% increase

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To calculate the percent of change in population from Town A from 2010 to 2020, we can use the formula you provided:

Percent Change=new valueold valueold value×100

In this case:

  • New value (2020 population) = 18,560
  • Old value (2010 population) = 12,979

Now, we can substitute these values into the formula:

Percent Change=18,56012,97912,979×100

Calculating the change: 18,56012,979=5,581

Now substituting this back into the equation: Percent Change=5,58112,979×100

Now, calculate the fraction: 5,58112,9790.4301

Now multiply by 100 to get the percentage: 0.4301×10043.01

Rounding to the nearest whole percentage point gives us 43%.

So, the percent of change in population from 2010 to 2020 is a 43% increase.