Measurements are made at two different times. Find the absolute change and then find the percentage change. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Question

The population of Placerville grew from 4740 a decade ago to 7040 today.   Group of answer choices Absolute change: 2300 Percentage change: 32.7%   Absolute change: 32.7% Percentage change: 2300   Absolute change: 2300 Percentage change: 48.5%   Absolute change: -2300 Percentage change: 48.5%

Answer 1

Absolute change=7040-4740=2300.

As a percentage of 4740, 2300 is 2300/4740=0.4852 approx, which is about 48.5%.

Therefore the 3rd answer option is the correct answer.