According to the report “Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010” from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population increased by 27.3 million people from 2000 to 2010. This was a 9.7% increase. According to these figures, what was the U.S. population in the years 2000 and 2010?Round to the nearest million.year 2000 ? million peopleyear 2010 ? million people

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Kitamiliseakekw · Accepted Answer

Step 1Let x be the population in 2000 in millions from the given data, 9.7% of   x  =  27.3 million  ⇒      9.7    100    ×  x  =  27.3  ⇒  x  =            273      ×      100        9.7    ⇒  x  =  281.4Step 2Population in   2000  =  281.4 millionpopulation in 2010   =  281.4  +  27.3  =  308.7 million.