Answer:
Absolute change = 7.4 million
Relative change percentage = 85.1%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that:
Number of refugees in 2005 = 8.7 million
Number of refugees in 2015 = 16.1 million
The absolute change :
(Number of refugees in 2015 - number of refugees in 2005)
(16.1 million - 8.7 million) = 7.4 million refugees
The relative change in the number of refugees :
((Number of refugees in 2015 - number of refugees in 2005) / number in 2005) * 100%
[(16.1 - 8.7) / 8.7] * 100%
(7.4 / 8.7) * 100%
0.8505747 * 100%
= 85.057%
= 85.1%
