Last year 8% of the residents of the city of Illville had dysentery. This year 10% of the residents had dysentery.
i. By what percent did the number of people in Illville with dysentery increase?
ii. Is this a good thing? A bad thing? What are you assuming? Be aware that answers may differ, depending on your assumption. Justify your answer.
iii. Is your assumption in Part ii a realistic assumption? Explain.
iv. Is it possible that there will be no change in the actual number of people in Illville with dysentery and still have the percent with dysentery increase from 8 percent to 10 percent of the city? Explain.