Use an equation to solve the problem.
-Between 1990 and 2000 the population of a certain city grew from 202,000 to 239,700 . What was the percentage increase in the population of the city?
A) $18.7 \%$
B) $19.6 \%$
C) $15.7 \%$
D) $1.9 \%$

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The percentage increase in population is calculated by the formula $\frac{{\text{New Population} - \text{Old Population}}}{{\text{Old Population}}} \times 100$. Substituting the given values, we get $\frac{{239,700 - 202,000}}{{202,000}} \times 100 = 18.7\%$.

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