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  • 03-04-2021
  • Mathematics
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The population of a certain town this year is 12480. If the rate of increase of the population is 4%, what was previous year's population?​

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altavistard
altavistard altavistard
  • 03-04-2021

Answer:

The previous year's population was 12000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the previous year's population be P.  Then:

P + 0.04P = 1.04P = 12480.

Solving 1.04P = 12480 results in P = 12000

The previous year's population was 12000.

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habtamuAbebaw
habtamuAbebaw habtamuAbebaw
  • 03-04-2021

Step-by-step explanation:

12480*4/100

= 1248* 0.4

=499.2 is 4% of 1280

:. 1280 - 499.2

780.8 is previous year's population

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