Question

the population of a town was 842000. the population increased by 8% .what is the population now?

the answer for this question is now population= 9093 60​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the last year population =x

Present year population =x+

100

8

Present population =54000

So,

100

108x

=54000

x=

108

54000×100

=50,000

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Population of town=84200

Increases by 8%

So, population=84200+84200×

100

8

=84200+6736=90936