Question

The percent increase in Americans in prison for drug related offenses from 1980 to 2015 was 1048%. In 1980 the number of Americans in prison for drug related offenses was 40,900. How many American's were in prison for drug related offenses in 2015?

Answer 1

Answer: There were 469,532 American prison for drug related offenses in 2015.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of Americans in prison for drug related offenses in 1980 = 40,900

Rate of increment in Americans in prison from 1980 to 2015 = 1048%

So, Number of Americans who were in prison for drug related offenses in 2015 is given by

$\dfrac{100+1048}{100}\times 40900\\\\\dfrac{1148}{100}\times 40900\\\\=1148\times 409\\\\=469,532$

Hence, there were 469,532 American prison for drug related offenses in 2015.