in 2001, the population in a town was 12% more than it was in 2000. if the population was 25,160 in 2002, which is 10% more than

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in 2001, the population in a town was 12% more than it was in 2000. if the population was 25,160 in 2002, which is 10% more than

2001, find the population in 2000

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blagie [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-06T08:38:30+03:00

blagie [28]3 years ago

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2002=25,160
2001=22,644
2000=19,926.72 (need to round to 19,926)
2001:
25,160/10=2516
25,160-2516

2000:
22,644/10=2,264.4 (10%)
2,264.4/5=452.88 (2%)
2,264.4+452.88=2717.28 (12%)
22,644-2717.28=19.926.72