The population of the world is approximately 6200 million people. it is increasing by approximately 93 million people each year. use this information to calculate the percentage increase in the population over a year.

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Albert

18 August, 18:08

The population of the world is approximately 6200 million people. it is increasing by approximately 93 million people each year. use this information to calculate the percentage increase in the population over a year.

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Jazmyn Newton · Answer 1

Given:

approximate population: 6,200 million

approximate increase: 93 million

Percentage increase:

93,000,000 / 6,200,000,000 = 0.015

0.015 x 100% = 1.5% increase