Nadia lives in the town of Preston. Quinn lives

in the town of Elm Ridge. Nadia and Quinn each

claim that her respective town's population

is growing more rapidly.

Preston

Last Year 5,589 and this Year 5,702

ELM Ridge

Last Year 1,870

and this Year 1,926

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Answer:

ELM Ridge is growing at a faster rate

Step-by-step explanation:

To obtain the solution, we calculate the growth rate of both cities

Given :

Nadia : Preston

Population Last Year 5,589

This Year 5,702

Growth rate:

[(this year population - Last year population) / last year population] * 100%

[(5702 - 5589) / 5589] * 100%

(113 / 5589) * 100%

= 0.0202182 * 100%

= 2.02%

ELM Ridge

Last Year 1,870

This Year 1,926

Growth rate:

[(this year population - Last year population) / last year population] * 100%

[(1926 - 1870) / 1870] * 100%

(56 / 1870) * 100%

= 0.0299465 * 100%

= 2.994%

= 3%