<span>The population in the Northeast was 53,594,378 people in 2000 and 55,317,240 people in 2010. By about what percent did the population change? Did the population grow or shrink?
C = 100*(55,317,240 - 53,594,378) / 53,594,378 = 3.2%. This is positive, so the population grew.</span>
