Question

the population of north dakota was about 672,000 in 2010. the population is projected to be about 630,000 in 2020. find the percent decrease of the population of north dakota round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

6.25% decreased

Explanation:

630,000/672,000= 0.9375

so in 2020 its 93.75% of what the 2010 population was.

So its 100-93.75= 6.25% decreased