In 2000, a total of 531,285 live births were recorded in state of California. In 2006, the total number of live births rose to 562,157. What is the % increase of live births for the 6-year period from 2000 to 2006, to the nearest thousands
percent increase find increase then divided that by original
562157+531285=30872=increase
now put that over original 30872/531285=0.05810817/1 percent means partst out of 100 make bottom number 100 0.05810817/1 times 100/100=5.810817/100=5.810817% thousanth 5.811%
