Question

The population of a town is 12,000. If one-tenth of its citizens are aged five and below, how many are more than five years old?

Answer 1

Answer:

10,800 people

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

$\blue {Total \: population \:of \:the \:town = 12000 }$

$\orange { Number \:of \: citizens \: aged \: five \:and} \\\orange {below }= one - tenth \:of \: total \: population \\= \frac{1}{10} \times 12000 \\\orange {= 1200\:--(1) }$

$\red{Number \:of \: citizens \: aged \: more \:than} \\\red{5 \:years }= Total \: population - (1) \\= 12000 - 1200 \\\green {= 10,800}$

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