The population of the town in 1982 is 29995.2.
<h3>What is a percentage?</h3>
A ratio or value that may be stated as a fraction of 100 is called a percentage. And it is represented by the symbol '%'.
Given, the population in 2020 is 49992.
40 percentage of population
= 40 % of 49992
= 40 x 49992/100
= 19996.8
Now the population in 1982
= population in 2020 - 40% of population in 1982
= 49992 - 19996.8
= 29995.2
Therefore the population in 1982 is 29995.2.
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