Question

the population of a town increases 8% annually if its present population is 126360 , what was it a year ago

Answer 1

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


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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

as it increased 8% so

100         100+8

x              126360

so

x = 126360x100/108

the number was 117000