Question

one year, the population of a city was 107,000. several years later it was 117,700. find the percent increase.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate population increase

$117700 - 107000 = 10700$

Step2: Divide increase by original population

$\frac{10700}{107000} = 0.1$

Step3: Convert to percentage

$0.1 \times 100 = 10$

Answer:

10%