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  • 14-01-2018
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The population of Springdale increased by 20% in ten years. The population now is 24,000 people. What was the population ten years ago?

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  • 14-01-2018
The population was 4800
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  • 14-01-2018
Let population 10 years ago be x  Then:-

x + 0.2 x = 24,000

x = 24,000 / 1.2 =   20,000 answer
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