Question

i. The population of a city increased by 20% over a period of 5 years and stands at 18,00,000 today. Find its population 5 years ago.​

Answer 1

increase 20% =coefficient 1+(20/100)= 1.2

today has 18,00,000 inhabitants.

population 5 years ago: 1,800,000/1.2=1,500,000

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