SOLUTION: What was the percentage increase in motor vehicle production in countries outside the United States from 1950 to 1997? Year United States Canada Europe Japan Other W

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Question 65831This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: What was the percentage increase in motor vehicle production in countries outside the United States from 1950 to 1997?
Year United States Canada Europe Japan Other World Total
1997 - 12,119 - 2,571 - 17,773 - 10,975 - 10,024 - 53,463
1996 - 11,799 - 2,397 - 17,550 - 10,346 - 9,241 - 51,332
1995 - 11,985 - 2,408 - 17,045 - 10,196 - 8,349 - 49,983
1994 - 12,263 - 2,321- 16,195 - 10,554- 8,167- 49,500
1993 - 10,898 - 2,246- 15,208- 11,228 - 7,205 - 46,785
1992 - 9,729 - 1,961 - 17,628 - 12,499 - 6,269- 48,088
1991 - 8,811 - 1,888 - 17,804- 13,245- 5,180- 46,928
1990 - 9,783 - 1,928- 18,866- 13,487- 4,496 - 48,554
1985 - 11,653- 1,933- 16,113- 12,271- 2,939 - 44,909
1980 - 8,010- 1,324- 15,496- 11,043 - 2,692- 38,565
1970 - 8,284 - 1,160 - 13,049 - 5,289- 1,637 - 29,419
1960- 7,905 - 398- 6,837- 482 - 866- 16,488
1950 - 8,006 - 388- 1,991- 32- 160- 10,577
(The dashes are so you can distinquish which number go in which colum becuase I could not get it to display correctly).
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8)Between 1950 and 1997, did the production of motor vehicles increase by a greater percentage in Canada and Europe?
Any help with these two problems would be greatly appreciated. Please show me how you did this so I can understand how to do this. Thanks.
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the following formula to find the % of increase
+%28Difference%2Foriginal%29+%2A+100+=+Percent+of+increase+or+decrease+
Values are rounded!!!

USA
+%2812119-8006%29%2F8006+%2A+100+=+USA+
+4113%2F8006+%2A+100+=+USA+
+.5137+%2A+100+=+USA+
+51.37+=+USA+

Canada
+%282571-388%29%2F388+%2A+100+=+C+
+2183%2F388+%2A+100+=+C+
+5.6262+%2A+100+=+C+
+565.62+=+C+

Europe
+%2817773-1991%29%2F1991+%2A+100+=+E+
+15782%2F1991+%2A+100+=+E+
+7.9267+%2A+100+=+E+
+792.67+=+E+

Japan
+%2810975-32%29%2F32+%2A+100+=+J+
+10943%2F32+%2A+100+=+J+
+341.9688+%2A+100+=+J+
+34196.88+=+J+

Other
+%2810024-160%29%2F160+%2A+100+=+O+
+9864%2F160+%2A+100+=+O+
+61.6500+%2A+100+=+O+
+6165.00+=+O+

So ... if you want to see the World as compared to the USA ... use the following:
((World 1997 - USA 1997)-(World 1950 - USA 1950))/(World 1950 - USA 1950) * 100
+%28%2853463-12119%29-%2810577-8006%29%29%2F%2810577-8006%29+%2A+100+
+%2841344-2571%29%2F2571+%2A+100+
+38773%2F2571+%2A+100+
+15.0801+%2A+100+
+1508.01+
So outside the USA, production increased 1508% between 1950 and 1997
And when comparing Canada and Europe ... Europes % of increase is higher.