SOLUTION: 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?
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Question 897466: 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?
(I'm working on Algebra: Analyzing Decimals, Fractions, and Percents. I need to use the statistics from the United States Census Bureaus web site at http://www.census.gov/. to solve the problem. I just don't understand it so would you please help me?)
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Did the population grow or shrink? Which number is larger?
53,594,378 people in 2000 and 55,317,240 people in 2010
By about what percent did the population change?
55,317,240-53,594,378=d
d/53,594,378*100= percent pf change
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