{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "In $1991$ the population of a town was a perfect square. Ten years later, after an increase of $150$ people, the population was $9$ more than a perfect square. Now, in $2011$, with an increase of another $150$ people, the population is once again a perfect square. Which of the following is closest to the percent growth of the town's population during this twenty-year period?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ 42 \\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 47 \\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 52\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 57\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 62$", "description_html": "<p>In <span class=\"katex--inline\">1991</span> the population of a town was a perfect square. Ten years later, after an increase of <span class=\"katex--inline\">150</span> people, the population was <span class=\"katex--inline\">9</span> more than a perfect square. Now, in <span class=\"katex--inline\">2011</span>, with an increase of another <span class=\"katex--inline\">150</span> people, the population is once again a perfect square. Which of the following is closest to the percent growth of the town&#8217;s population during this twenty-year period?</p>&#10;<p><span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ 42 \\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 47 \\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 52\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 57\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 62</span></p>&#10;", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 3, "problem_name": "2011 AMC 10A Problem 19", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/11_amc10A_p20", "prev": "/problem/11_amc10A_p18"}}