In 2010, the population of a city was 240,000. From 2010 to 2015, the population grew by 5.3%. From 2015 to 2020, it fell by 3.5%. To the nearest whole number, by what percent did the city grow from 2010 to 2020?

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Calculate Population 2015: Calculate the population in 2015 after a 5.3% increase from 2010. Population in 2010: 240,000 Percentage increase from 2010 to 2015: 5.3% Population in 2015 = Population in 2010 + (Population in 2010 × Percentage increase) Population in 2015 = 240,000 + (240,000 × 0.053) Population in 2015 = 240,000 + 12,720 Population in 2015 = 252,720Calculate Population 2020: Calculate the population in 2020 after a 3.5% decrease from 2015. Population in 2015: 252,720 Percentage decrease from 2015 to 2020: 3.5% Population in 2020 = Population in 2015 - (Population in 2015 × Percentage decrease) Population in 2020 = 252,720 - (252,720 × 0.035) Population in 2020 = 252,720 - 8,845.2 Population in 2020 = 243,874.8Round Population 2020: Round the population in 2020 to the nearest whole number. Population in 2020 (rounded) = 243,875Calculate Overall Percentage Change: Calculate the overall percentage change from 2010 to 2020. Population in 2010: 240,000 Population in 2020 (rounded): 243,875 Change in population = Population in 2020 - Population in 2010 Change in population = 243,875 - 240,000 Change in population = 3,875 Percentage change = (Change in population / Population in 2010) × 100% Percentage change = (3,875 / 240,000) × 100% Percentage change = 0.0161458333 × 100% Percentage change = 1.61458333%Round Percentage Change: Round the percentage change to the nearest whole number. Percentage change (rounded) = 2%

In $2010$ , the population of a city was $240,000$ . From $2010$ to $2015$ , the population grew by $5.3\%$ . From $2015$ to $2020$ , it fell by $3.5\%$ . To the nearest whole number, by what percent did the city grow from $2010$ to $2020$ ?

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