Question

during the last 5 years the population of a town that had 12,00,000 people increase by 15 percent what is the present population of the town

Answer 1

See
1200000+15%×1200000
1200000+15/100×1200000
1200000+180000
=1380000
is the present population of town
pls mark as brainliest

Answer 2

Present population = Population 5 years ago + 15% of Population 5 years ago
= 12,00,000 + (15% * 12,00,000)
= 12,00,000 * [1 + 15/100]
= 13,80,000