The population of a town increased from 3,600 people in the year 2005 to 4,750 people in 2010. Find the absolute and relative increase.
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To do this, we subtract the initial population from the final population: Absolute increase = Final population - Initial population Absolute increase = 4,750 - 3,600 Absolute increase = 1,150 Show more…
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