document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115768>Question 115768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HELP this is my last question before I have to hand this in in an hour, can someone help me on such short notice?? Please??!!  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question states: Use the world population and land area table. Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the percent increase in population in Oceana from 1950 to 2000?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IN 1950  the population in Oceana was  12,000,000 people and in 2000 the total population was 32,000,000. How do I figure out the total increase from thoseyears to the nearest tenth of a percent??? I do not understand how to do this at all. Can someone tell me how it is done? Thank you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IN 1950 the population in Oceana was 12,000,000 people and in 2000 the total population was 32,000,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity increase = 32000000-12000000 = 20,000,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percent increase 20,000,000/12,000,000 = 1.6666666.... <BR>\n" );
document.write( "rounded = 166.7%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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