SOLUTION: Eugene's population was 145,000 in 2005. Find the percent growth from 2005 to 2015.

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Question 1013169: Eugene's population was 145,000 in 2005. Find the percent growth from 2005 to 2015.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming that there are 161000 people in 2015, as shown in the previous problem, the percent growth is found by
% change = (new - old)/old = (161000-145000)/145000 = 11% increase in ten years