The population of town A increases from 1,346 to 1,500. In the same period, the population of town B increases from 1,546 to 1,800.

Question

a. Find the percent of increase in population for town A and for town B.
b. Which town had the greater percent of increase?

My answer
town A. 1,346*11.5%=154
1,346+154=1,500

town b 1,546*16.5%=255
1,546+255=1801

town b had the greater percent of increase.

Am I right?

Answer 1

What are the percents of increase?

Answer 2

town A 11.5%
town B 16.5%

Answer 3

I got 11.4% and 16.4%. Yes. B had the greater percent of increase.

Answer 4

but 1,346*11.5%=154 and 1,346+154=1,500

Answer 5

Where did you get 11.5% to start with?

Answer 6

100(1500 - 1346)/1346 = 11.4$

Answer 7

I just started using numbers and it worked. Wouldn't my way work too?

Answer 8

Did you mean 11.4% or 11.4$?

Answer 9

Ooops -- typo
11.4%

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