SOLUTION: Last year the population of the town where jared lives increased from 21,900 to 22,020. Using a calculator he computed the percent increase to the nearest whole percent to be 5%. W
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Question 272132: Last year the population of the town where jared lives increased from 21,900 to 22,020. Using a calculator he computed the percent increase to the nearest whole percent to be 5%. What is his estimation?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the increase is 0.5%
he is very far off
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