document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897466>Question 897466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(I'm working on Algebra: Analyzing Decimals, Fractions, and Percents. I need to use the statistics from the United States Census Bureau’s web site at http://www.census.gov/. to solve the problem. I just don't understand it so would you please help me?) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544144 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=544144\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Did the population grow or shrink? Which number is larger?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "53,594,378 people in 2000 and 55,317,240 people in 2010\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By about what percent did the population change? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "55,317,240-53,594,378=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d/53,594,378*100= percent pf change </SPAN>\n" );
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