Measurements are made at two different times. Find the absolute change and then find the percentage change. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary. The population of Placerville grew from 4740 a decade ago to 7040 today.   Group of answer choices Absolute change: 2300 Percentage change: 32.7%   Absolute change: 32.7% Percentage change: 2300   Absolute change: 2300 Percentage change: 48.5%

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Measurements are made at two different times. Find the absolute change and then find the percentage change. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary.

The population of Placerville grew from 4740 a decade ago to 7040 today.
 
Group of answer choices
Absolute change: 2300
Percentage change: 32.7%
 
Absolute change: 32.7%
Percentage change: 2300
 
Absolute change: 2300
Percentage change: 48.5%
 
Absolute change: -2300
Percentage change: 48.5%
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