Question

PLEASE ANSWER QUICK One year, the population of a city was 164,000. Several years later it was 182,040. Find the percent increase.

Answer 1

There was an 11% increase.

Explanation:

The formula to find a percent increase is this: (original amount - new amount / original amount) * 100

If you fill in the formula, you get this:

(164,000 - 182,040 / 164,000) * 100

Solve:

(-18,040 / 164,000) * 100 ---> If the number being divided is negative, find the absolute value.

(18,040 / 164,000) * 100 =

0.11 * 100

11%