In 2000, a town had 1300 males and 1400 females. In 2015, the same town had 56500 males and 60000 females. By approximately what percent did the ratio of males to females increase from 2000 to 2015.  Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 0.4%
B) 0.7%
C) 0.9%
D) 1.1%
E) 1.4%
2000: males/females = 1300/1400 =3900/4200   2015: males/females = 56500/60000 =3955/4200   ASIDE: It's useful to write both ratios with the same denominator. This allows us to IGNORE the denominator and focus solely on the numerators.   So, our ratio went from 3900/4200 to 3955/4200   Ignoring the denominators, we went from 3900 to 3955   The percent change = 100(difference in values)/(original value)   = (100)(3955-3900)/3900   = (100)(55)/3900)   = (100)(0.0141)   ≈ 1.41...   Answer: 1.4%
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In 2000, a town had 1300 males and 1400 females. In 2015, the same town had 56500 males and 60000 females. By approximately what percent did the ratio of males to females increase from 2000 to 2015.