Question

Detroit's population in 2012 was 699,710 people. Detroit's population in 2016 was 678,045 people.

What is the absolute change from 2012 to 2016?

Round your answer to the nearest person.

Answer 1

The absolute change was of -21,665 people.

Explanation:

Absolute change:

Final value subtracted by the initial value.

In this question:

Initial value: 699,710

Final value: 678,045

What is the absolute change from 2012 to 2016?

678045 - 699710 = -21,665

The absolute change was of -21,665 people.