Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q24

AQACurrent spec3 marksPercentages

24 The table shows information about the population of a city.

Population in 2001Population in 2011
420 000480 000

Liam claims,

“From 2011 to 2021 the population of the city will increase by the same percentage as from 2001 to 2011”

He works out,

\[\begin{aligned}\text{population increase from 2001 to 2011} &= 480\,000 - 420\,000\\ &= 60\,000\\ \text{population in 2021} &= 480\,000 + 60\,000\\ &= 540\,000\end{aligned}\]

Does the population of 540 000 match his claim?

You must show your working. [3 marks]