Question

Every five years in March, the Population of a certain town is recorded. In 1995, the town had a population of 4,500 people. From 1995 to 2000, the population increased by 15%. From 2000 to 2005, the population decreased by 4%. What was the towns opoulation in 2005?

Answer 1

4,500 plus 15% is 5,175 minus 4% is 4,968 so your answer is 4,968.