Question

The population of a city was 572,000 in 2010. In the 2000 census the population was 607,000. What was the rate of decrease of the population from one census to the next? Round to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

Answer:

6%

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this you need to subtract 607000 by 572000 to see how many people in the population decreased.

607,000- 572,000= 35,000

Then you put 35,000 over 607,000

also you need x over 100

35000/607,000 x/100

Then do cross product property

35,000*100=3,500,000

607,000* x= 607,000x

3,500,000= 607,000x

Then do 3,500,000 divided by 607,000

You get 5.76%

Round to the nearest percent and get 6%