The population of a village increases by 4 per cent every year If the present population is 542000 find - Maths - Compound Interest

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The population of a village increases by 4 per cent every year If
the present population is 542000 find the population of the village
two years ago

Komal Garg · Accepted Answer

Dear student,Let  the population before two years =x   and  Present population, A  =5,42,000Rate of increase,r = 4%Time, n = 2 yrs              A=x1+R100n                  5,42,000=x1+41002                  5,42,000=x×104100×104100                  5,42,000×100104×100104=x                5,01,109(approx
)=xthe population before two years was  5,01,109(approx
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The population of a village increases by 4 per cent every year. If the present population is 542000 find the population of the village two years ago.