Question

Over the past ten years, the town's population doubled in size. The population is currently 12,000. What was the population ten years ago?
Which of the following represents the given word problem if "P" represents the population ten years ago?

A. 2(P + 10) = 12,000
B. P = 2(12,000)
C. 2P = 12,000

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Because it’s just the population before times two because it doubled

Answer 2

Answer:

• C. 2P = 12000

Step-by-step explanation:

• P - population 10 years ago
• Population now = 2P
• Population now = 12000

Compare the last two lines above:

• 2P = 12000 is the correct equation