Answer:
The rate of change of population is 16.69%.
Step-by-step explanation:
Rate of increase is defined as the ratio of difference of quantity increased by the original quantity multiplied by 100
that is [tex]\text{Rate}=\dfrac{\text{Increased quantity - original quantity}}{\text{Original quantity}} \times 100[/tex] ...........(1)
To find the rate of increased population of t town from 47,230 to 55,112
Here, original population = 47,230
Increased population = 55,112
Put the values in (1),
[tex]\text{Rate}=\dfrac{55112-47230}{47230} \times 100[/tex]
[tex]\text{Rate}=\dfrac{7882}{47230} \times 100[/tex]
[tex]\text{Rate}=16.69[/tex](approx)
Thus, the rate of change of population is 16.69%.
