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?

Question

percent of change = new value − old valueold value×100
(1 point)
Responses

43% increase
43% increase

57% increase
57% increase

68% increase
68% increase

75% increase

Answer 1

The percent of change in population is calculated as follows:

new value - old value / old value * 100

Substituting the given values:

(18,560 - 12,979) / 12,979 * 100 = 5,581 / 12,979 * 100 ≈ 42.9

The percent of change in population is approximately 43%. Therefore, the closest whole percentage point is 43% increase.