Question

the population in the United States in 2000 was about 281 million people. in 2015, it was 321 million people. from 2000 to 2015 , the population increases

Answer 1

The question is incomplete, here is a complete question.

The population in the united states in 2000 was about 281 million people. in 2015, it was 321 million people. from 2000 to 2015, the population increased %.

Answer : The percentage increase in population from 2000 to 2015 is 14.23 %.

Explanation : Given,

Initial population in the united states in 2000 = 281 million

Final population in the united states in 2015 = 321 million

Formula used :

$\text{Percentage increase}=\frac{Final-Initial}{Initial}\times 100$

Now put all the given values in this formula, we get:

$\% increase=\frac{321 million-281 million}{281 million}\times 100=14.2\%$

The percentage increase in population from 2000 to 2015 is 14.2 %.

Answer 2

321 million - 281 million which gives us 40 million.