The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,97,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is  Choose one.
A) 4.37 % B) 5 % C) 6 % D) 8.75 % E) 7 %

Rationale: solution increase in 10 years = ( 297500 - 175000 ) = 122500 increase % = ( 122500 / 175000 ã — 100 ) % = 70 % . required average = ( 70 / 10 ) % = 7 % . answer e
Answer: E