SAT Question 194ae3b1: Percentages answer and explanation with Desmos solution

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 $113,000\times (1+0.29)$, or $113,000\times 1.29$. Evaluating this expression yields $145,770$. The closest number is $145,800$ in choice D.