There were approximately 113,000 occupational therapy jobs in the United States in 2012. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that this number will increase by 29% from 2012 to 2022. Of the following, which is closest to the number of occupational therapy jobs the bureau has projected for the United States in 2022?
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Choice D is correct. The decimal equivalent of 29% is 0.29. It’s given that the 113,000 occupational therapy jobs in the United States in 2012 are projected to increase by 29% by 2022. Increasing 113,000 by 29% can be expressed as , or
. Evaluating this expression yields 145,770. The closest number is 145,800 in choice D.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from increasing 113,000 by 2,900 instead of by 29%. Choice B is incorrect and may result from increasing 113,000 by 2.9% instead of by 29%. Choice C is incorrect and may result from increasing 113,000 by 29,000 instead of by 29%.
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