CBSE Class 7 Answered
The population of a town increases by 6% annually. If the present population is 17490, what was it a year ago?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
Expert Answer
Let the population of the town a year ago be x.
Then, its present population = 106% of x which is given as 17,490
Thus, 
i.e. 
Hence, the population of the town a year ago was 16500.
Answered by | 04 Jun, 2014, 03:23: PM
