Question

the present population of a town is 26010. if increases annually at the rate of 2% what was the population of town 2 year ago ?

Answer 1

the present population of the town is 26010.
It grows every year by 2%.
so an year before the population would be 25489.8 = 25490.
now an year before that the population will be
24980.2 which is equivalent to 25980.
so the population of the town 2 years ago was 25490. hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:P=26010

R%=2%/yr

So,

26010/(1+(2/100))^2 =25000

Explanation: