Please help with question 4 Year 2000 Year 2050 Population 2

Please help with question #4

Year 2000                                Year 2050

Population 275 million               Population 394 million

1. Describe how the census bureau might estimate the population for 2050.

2.What is the projected percent increase in the population? Report your answer to the nearest whole percent.

An increase of 43%

3.Look at the size of the circles. Based on the size, it appears that the population in 2050 will be _______ times as large as the population in 2000. Explain how your group arrived at your estimate.

4. Based on your answer for question 2, the 2050 circle should be about how times larger than the 2000 circle? Explain your answer.

5. Compare your answers for questions 2 and 4. The answers are not the same. Compose a paragraph to explain why this graph is deceptive. What false impression does it give the viewer?

Solution

4.

well each circle has a population so the larger of the 2050 circle will be

394 / 275 = 1.43

that means that the larger of the 2050 is 1.43 than 2000 circle