Question

Q17.The population of a city increases each year by 4% of what it had been at the beginning of each year. If the population in 1999 had been 6760000, find the population of the city in 1997.

Answer 1

Answer:

answer is 6354400

Step-by-step explanation:

Total population in 1999 is 6760000.

increasement in every year is 4%.

increasement between 1997 to 1999 = 8%

so increased population is 8%of 6760000.

so increased population is = 405600

so population in the 1997 year is 6760000-405600= 6354400.