Question

In 2015 Huntersville had a population of 66,800 and Wright's Park had a population of 51,700. Complete the following statements. In 2015 the population of Huntersville was what percent of the population of Wright's Park?

Answer 1

In 2015, the population of Huntersville was 129.21% of the population of Wright's Park.

Explanation:

In 2015,

• Wright's Park had a population of 51,700 - 100%
• Huntersville had a population of 66,800 - x%

Write a proportion:

`(51,700)/(66,800)=(100)/(x)`

Cross multiply:

`51,700\cdot x=66,800\cdot 100\\ \\517x=668\cdot 100\\ \\517x=66,800\\ \\x=(66,800)/(517)\approx 129.21\%`