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sophia4084 sophia4084
  • 25-03-2020
  • Mathematics
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the population of a town increases 8% annually if its present population is 126360 , what was it a year ago

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sarah27042 sarah27042
  • 25-03-2020
126,360 people is equal to 108% therefore ...

you should divide it by 108 to get 1% : 1,170

and then times by 100 to get 100% : 117000 people


Hope this helps and have a nice day!
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raahimnaveedbutt raahimnaveedbutt
  • 25-03-2020

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

as it increased 8% so

100         100+8

x              126360

so

x = 126360x100/108

the number was 117000

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