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\n" ); document.write( " 1950 : 1970 : 1995
\n" ); document.write( "Age 0-14 : 143,175 : 166,367 : 139,464
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\n" ); document.write( "Age 15-64 : 359,162 : 421,432 : 487,110
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\n" ); document.write( "Age 65 + : 44,981 : 68,642 : 101,338
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\n" ); document.write( "Age 75 + : 14,553 : 22, 762 : 38,139
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\n" ); document.write( "a)67.6%
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What was the age 75 + population of Europe in 1995?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Population (in thousands)\r\n" );
document.write( "                1950      :     1970    :     1995\r\n" );
document.write( "Age 0-14   :   143,175    :   166,367   :    139,464\r\n" );
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document.write( "Age 15-64  :  359,162     :   421,432   :    487,110\r\n" );
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document.write( "Age 65 +   :  44,981      :   68,642    :     101,338\r\n" );
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document.write( "Age 75 +   :   14,553     :    22,762  :     38,139\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total      :   547,318    :   656,441   :     727,912\r\n" );
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document.write( "What was the percentage increase in the age 75 + population \r\n" );
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document.write( "a)67.6%\r\n" );
document.write( "b)63.4%\r\n" );
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document.write( "It went from 22,762 in 1970 to  38,139 in 1995,\r\n" );
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document.write( "Percent change = ------------ × 100% \r\n" );
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document.write( "                  38139 - 22762\r\n" );
document.write( "Percent change = --------------- × 100% = 67.55557508%\r\n" );
document.write( "                      22762\r\n" );
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document.write( "which rounds to choice (a).\r\n" );
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