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the world population was 4.2 billion people in 1982. the population in 1999 reached 6 billion. find the percent of change from 1982 to 1999. round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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% change = (6-4.2)/4.2 * 100 = 1.8/4.2 * 100 = 42.86%