document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104862>Question 104862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what was the percentage increase in the mean population from 1950 2,556,000,00 and 2000 6,279,000,000 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Percent change = 100*(New value-Old Value)/Old Value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=100%2A%286.279-2.556%29%2F%282.556%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=100%2A%286.279-2.556%29%2F%282.556%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281000000000%2F1000000000%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281000000000%2F1000000000%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=100%2A%283.723%29%2F2.556 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=100%2A%283.723%29%2F2.556\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=146%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: I wrote out the percent change this way to show that only the values are important, the billions portion (1,000,000,000) cancel each other out in the numerator and the denominator. It's easier to avoid mistakes entering all those zeros in a calculator.  </SPAN>\n" );
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