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 population to the nearest whole percentage point?
percent of change = new value − old valueold value×100 (1 point)
Responses
43% increase
43% increase
57% increase
57% increase
68% increase
68% increase
75% increase
To find the percent of change, we use the formula:
percent of change = (new value - old value)/old value * 100
Plugging in the values, we get:
percent of change = (18,560 - 12,979)/12,979 * 100
percent of change = 5,581 / 12,979 * 100
percent of change ≈ 42.97%
Rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, the percent of change is 43%. Therefore, the correct answer is:
43% increase