The population of a city rose from $50, 000$ to $58, 000$ . What was the percentage increase?

$9.6 %$

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$13.8 %$

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$16 %$

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$24 %$

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Solution

The correct option is C
$16 %$

Given that:-
Old population $= 50, 000$
New population $= 58, 000$
Step 1:- Firstly find increased population:-
Increased population $=$ New population $-$ Old population
$= 58, 000 - 50, 000$
$= 8, 000$
Step 2:- Finding the Increased percentage:-
We know that,
Increased $%$ $= \frac{I n c r e a s e d p o p u l a t i o n}{O l d p o p u l a t i o n} \times 100$
$= \frac{8000}{50000} \times 100 %$
$= \frac{800000}{50000} %$
$= \frac{80}{5} %$
$= 16 %$
Hence, an increase $%$ in the population $= 16 %$

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