The population of a city has increased by 36% since it was last measured. If the current population is 71,400,what was the previ

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arsen [322] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-27T22:54:15+03:00

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Answer:

52,500

Step-by-step explanation:

We can convert the word problem into an equation:

1.36x= 71,400

x represents the number of people in the previous population

We divide both sides by 1.36

x=52,500

The previous population was 52,500!

Hope this helps!