document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=296274>Question 296274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population of a small town at the beginning of the year was 7,000. Records show that during the year there were 5 births, 7 deaths, 28 new people moved into the town, and 12 moved out. what was the percent of increase or decrease in the town population?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My question is, how do you calculate percent increase or decrease? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213529 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=213529\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the town started out with 100 people and there was an increase of 12 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there would be and increase of 12/100 or 12%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you first need to add and subtract all the changes to din d out if there are now more or fewer people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+5-7+28-12=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c/7000)*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14/7000*100=2*100/1000=2/10=.2 %  increase<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not 2 % but .2% which is 1/5 of 1 percent </SPAN>\n" );
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