Multiple choice

The population of Houston dropped to 2,378,146 in the year 2022 from 3,752,125 in the year 2020 due to the outbreak of an epidemic. What was the percentage change in the population of Houston?

  1. 36.61%

  2. 57.77%

  3. 62.13%

  4. 71.98%
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Explanation

The percentage change is calculated as (New Value - Old Value) / Old Value * 100. Here, (2,378,146 - 3,752,125) / 3,752,125 * 100 = -1,373,979 / 3,752,125 * 100 which is approximately -36.619%. The magnitude of the drop is 36.61%.

AI explanation

The percentage change is calculated using the formula: ((Final Value - Initial Value) / Initial Value) * 100. Substituting the given populations gives ((2378146 - 3752125) / 3752125) * 100. This evaluates to (-1373979 / 3752125) * 100, which is approximately -36.61 percent. The result is 36.61%.

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