Question

The population of a city has decreased by 35% since it was last measured. If the current population is 9100 , what was the previous population?

Answer 1

The previous population was 14000.

Explanation

The population decreased by 35% since the last measurement. So the current population is less than the previous population.

current population=9100

previous population =x

current population is 35% less than the previous population x

$9100=x*(100-35)/100\\9100=(x*65)/100\\x=(100*9100)/65=14000$

The previous population was 14000.