Question

The US cencus bureau claimed that the US population increased by 27.3 million people from 2000 to 2010, which is a 9.7% increase. According to these figures What was the population in the years 2000 and 2010 rounded to the nearest million?

Answer 1

9.7% represents an increase of 27.3 Mil,

The 100% represents 27.3/9.7% =27.3/0.097= 281.44 Mil (Year 200

Year 2101 = 281.44 + 27.3 = 308.74 Mil