Tyler is part of a team assessing the infrastructure requirements of the small town of Manana. In 10 years, the population of the city is expected to increase from 11,150 people to 13,325. Find the percent increase in the population.
To calculate the percent increase in the population, we need to find the difference between the final population and the initial population, and then divide that difference by the initial population. Finally, we multiply the result by 100 to express it as a percentage.
Percent increase = (Final population - Initial population) / Initial population * 100
Final population = 13,325
Initial population = 11,150
Percent increase = (13,325 - 11,150) / 11,150 * 100
Percent increase ≈ (2,175) / 11,150 * 100
Percent increase ≈ 0.195 * 100
Percent increase ≈ 19.5%
Therefore, the percent increase in the population is approximately 19.5%.