Question

The population of a city is increased by 30% and thus became 78000. What is the original population?

Answer 1

population of a city is increased by 30%

Let,earlier population be x

x+30/100*x=78000

x+3x/10=78000

13x/10=78000

x=60000

Original population is 60000

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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Increased Population =78000 × [tex]/dfrac{30}{100}[\tex]

= 23,400

Now Subtract the increased population to get the original population

78,000-23,400=54,600

The original population is 54,600.