document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42184>Question 42184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  In 2000 the six continents MEAN population was 1,046,500,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  In 1950 the six contienets MEAN WAS 426,000,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  I need to know what was the percent increase in the mean population from 1950 to 2000?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Thanks,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Sher </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Percent increase is found by this formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "% Incr = [(new - old) / old] x 100%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plugging in we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "% Incr = [(1,046,500,000 - 426,000,000) / 426,000,000] x 100%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "% Incr = 145.7 % </SPAN>\n" );
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