The population of a town increased from $70, 000$ to $71, 050$ . Find the increase per cent

0.15

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15

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1.5

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Solution

The correct option is C $1.5$ %
Increase in percentage of the population is $\frac{(71050 - 70000) \times 100}{70000} = 1.5$

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