The population of town a was 12,979 people in 2010 when measured again in 2020 the population was 18,560 what was the percent of change in the population to the nearest whole percentage point
Percentage of change
new value-old value
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Old value
Percentage of change = ((18,560 - 12,979) / 12,979) x 100
= (5,581 / 12,979) x 100
= 42.99
Rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, the percent of change in the population is 43%.