Question

In 1990, the population of Boston, Massachusetts was 574,283. In 2000, the population was 589,141. What is the percent of change in population? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

Answer 1

Percent of change in population is
`2.6`%

Explanation:

Given population of Boston is
`574,283` measured in year
`1990`.

And population of Boston in year
`2000` is
`589,141`.

We need to find percent of change in population.

So, percent change
`=(New\ population-Old\ population)/(Old\ population)*100`%

Here old population is
`574,283` and new population is
`589,141`

Plugging these value in formula we get,

Percent change
`=(589,141-574,283)/(574,283)*100\\\\=(14858)/(574,283)*100=0.0258*100\\\\=2.587`

Rounding to nearest tenth 2.6%