Solution to Problem of the week #2 8/27/08

Good job to those of you who tried the problem. However, many of you didn't answer the question in the form that it asked for. You were asked to round your answer to the nearest tenth. You need to read the problem again after you submit your answer.

Be sure to explain your steps when you post an answer. I don't want answers alone!

Here is the solution:

First we have to find the difference between the number of voters seen in 2004 and the number of voters seen this year.

227,000 – 124,000 = 103,000 more voters in 2008

Now we divide the number of additional voters (103,000) by the number of voters seen in 2004 (124,000) and multiply by 100 to find the percent of increase.

(103,000 ÷ 124,000) × 100 = 83.1%, to the nearest tenth