The population of a town increased from 5,400 to 6,000 people. What was the percent of the increase?

To find the percent of increase or decreaseWe first find the difference of the two values.Then we divide this difference by the original value and multiply the result by 100 to get the increase or decrease percentage.Here The initial population was 5,400.The increased population is 6,000.The increase of population is 6000 - 5400 = 600The percentage increase = [tex] \frac{600}{5400}(100) [/tex] = 11.11 %Hence the percentage of increase 11.11%