Question

What is the percent of increase for a population that changed from 438,000 to 561,000?

Answer 1

New number - original number

561,000 - 438,000 = 123,000.

Increased number divided by the original number

123,000 ÷ 438,000 = 0.28

Multiply by 100

0.28 x 100 = 28%

The percentage increase would be 28%