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Question 3
The population of a city decreased from 25,000 to 24,500. Find the percentage decrease.

Answer 1

Initial population = 25000
Final population = 24500
Decrease in population = 25000 - 24500 = 500
$\%decrease=\frac{500}{25000}\times 100=2\%$
Hence, the percentage in population is 2%.