Question

A towns population increased by 1200 people,and then this new population decreased 11 percent.The town now had 32 less people than it did before the 1200 increase.find the original population​

Answer 1

The original population is 1157
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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the population be P.

So, the increased population will be P+1200.

The population after 11% decrease in population becomes P−32.

Therefore,

P−32=(P+1200)− 11/100(P+1200)

P=10000

So, the total population is 10000