The population of town A increases from 1,546 to 1,800. In the same period, the population of town B increases from 1,346 to 1,500.
a. Find the percent of increase in population for town A and for town B.
b. Which town had the greater percent of increase?
To find the percent of increase in population for each town, we can use the following formula:
Percent Increase = (New Population - Old Population) / Old Population * 100
a. For town A:
Population of town A increased from 1,546 to 1,800.
Percent Increase for town A = (1,800 - 1,546) / 1,546 * 100 = 16.44%
For town B:
Population of town B increased from 1,346 to 1,500.
Percent Increase for town B = (1,500 - 1,346) / 1,346 * 100 = 11.44%
b. To determine which town had a greater percent of increase, we compare the percent increases calculated:
Town A had a percent increase of 16.44%.
Town B had a percent increase of 11.44%.
Therefore, town A had a greater percent of increase in population compared to town B.
% increase = actual_increase / original_amount
So,
A: (1800-1546)/1546
B: (1500-1346)/1346
now express as percentages