document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134185>Question 1134185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to the report “Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010” from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population increased by 27.3 million people from 2000 to 2010. This was a 9.7% increase. According to these figures, what was the U.S. population in the years 2000 and 2010?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #751497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the united states population increased from 27.3 million people between 2000 and 2010.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that was a 9.7% increase.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the population in 2000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the increase is therefore .097 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the increase is 27.3 million people, then .097 * x = 27.3 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 27.3 / .097 = 281.443299 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the population in 2000 was 281.443299 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the increase between 2000 and 2010 was 27.3 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means that the population in 2010 was 308.743299 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "308.743299 / 281.443299 = 1.097.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's an increase of (1.097 - 1) * 100 = 9.7%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the solution looks good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the solution is that there were 281.443299 million people in the united states in the year 2000 and 308.743299 million people in the united states in the year 2010.\r<BR>\n" );
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