calculate the relative change in population if the year is 2000 with 281.42 million population to year 2010 with population of 308.75. please help.

2 answers

Formula:
Relative Change = (final - initial)/(initial)

Work:
=(308.75 - 281.42) / (281.42)
=(27.33) / (281.42)
=
=0.097114 (decimal) or
=9.7114% (percentage)

Information: The answer will have no units because the millions in the numerator and denominator cancel out.
thank you