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Question 7

There were 22 divorces in Swingtown, with a population of 21,088, in 2005. What was the divorce rate per 10,000 in Swingtown in 2005?

  11.5

    10.43

    23.8

    39.9

Question 8

If 1,788 people live in poverty in Hays, with a population of 22,458. What is Hays' poverty rate per 1,000?

28.67

.286

34,872

79.61

Question 9

Hays' population in 2010 was 20,523. In 2017 it was 20,845. What was Hays' percent of change in population between 2010 and 2017?

   - 12.61%

    1.57%

    2.01%

    4.44%

Question 10

   Fort Hays State University enrollment in the spring of 2017 was 12,338. In spring of 2018, enrollment was 13,127. What was the percent of change in enrollment between these two dates?

    .92%

    - .92 %

    - 6.39%

      6.39%

Answer 1

Question 7)

There were 22 divorces in Swingtown, with a population of 21,088, in 2005

So divorce rate per 10,000 = (22/21088)*10000 = 10.43

Question 8

If 1,788 people live in poverty in Hays, with a population of 22,458. What is Hays' poverty rate per 1,000?

Answer }

= (1788/22458)*1000 = 79.61

Question 9

Hays' population in 2010 was 20,523. In 2017 it was 20,845. What was Hays' percent of change in population between 2010 and 2017?

Answer)

Percentage change = (final - initial)/initial = (20845-20523)/20523 = 1.57%

Question 10

Fort Hays State University enrollment in the spring of 2017 was 12,338. In spring of 2018, enrollment was 13,127. What was the percent of change in enrollment between these two dates?

Answer)

= (13127-12338)/12338

= 6.39%