Question

The population of a city grew from 43,209 to

45,687 in just five years. What was the percent
increase in the population to the nearest whole
percent?

Answer 1

5 percent or 5.7349percent

divide 43209 by 45687 and get 1.0573491 subtract one

and get 0.0573491 make into a percentage 5.7percent depending on where you need to round.