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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