Question

The population of a town increased arithmetically from one lakh to 1.5 lakh during a decade. Find the percentage of increase in population per year.

• A. 50%
• B. 5%
• C. 100%
• D. 33%

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 5%

Increase of 50000 in a decade 50000/100000 × 100 = 50% in a decade ⇒ in one year 50/10 =5% increase