dajenaebuchano dajenaebuchano

26-03-2018
Mathematics

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The population of a city has increased by
35
%

since it was last measured. If the current population is
70,200

, what was the previous population?

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brooklyns357 brooklyns357

26-03-2018

I would set this up as a proportion 70200/x = 135/100 then solve for x then that's your answer!

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jessgardunoo jessgardunoo

26-03-2018

You would multiply .35 (35%) by 70,200 and get 24,570. Since you’re looking for the previous population you subtract 24,570 from 70,200

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