Question

in 2010 census, the population of a town was 20,000 and 25,000 by what percent did the population increase?

Answer 1

✬ Given:

• Old population = 20,000

• New population = 25,000

✬ To Find:

• Percentage increase in population

✬ Solution:

Old population = 20,000

New population = 25,000

Increase in population = 5,000

Percentage increase in population = $\frac{5000}{20000}$ × 100

$\frac{1}{4}$ ×  100 = 25%

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