Science Math Question (Basic) - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 03-28-2011, 11:50 PM

Okay, I'm trying to figure out how somebody messed up a calculation in a report.

They claim that there are 363, 857 people in Year A, and 422, 495 people in Year B. They then say that the growth is 13.8 percent.

Okay, that's obviously not correct. But how did they come up with 13.8 percent? I'm trying to figure out if they mis-entered a number or if they can't do basic division or what the heck their problem is, but I can't even come up with a scenario that would produce 13.8 percent. Can anyone figure out how a person who's bad at math would come up with that answer?

03-28-2011, 11:50 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-632449 VARSITY	Math Question (Basic) Okay, I'm trying to figure out how somebody messed up a calculation in a report. They claim that there are 363, 857 people in Year A, and 422, 495 people in Year B. They then say that the growth is 13.8 percent. Okay, that's obviously not correct. But how did they come up with 13.8 percent? I'm trying to figure out if they mis-entered a number or if they can't do basic division or what the heck their problem is, but I can't even come up with a scenario that would produce 13.8 percent. Can anyone figure out how a person who's bad at math would come up with that answer?
Posts: 145,431