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A towns population increased by 1200 people and then this new population decreased by 11%. The town had 32 fewer people than it did before the 1200 increase find the original population?

Let the original population of the town be x


When 1200 people are increasingly in it


The population becomes = x + 1200


When the population is decreased by 11 %, the new population becomes,



=


=


According to the given condition, It becomes 32 people less than the original population.




⇒ 110000 = 11x


⇒ x = 10000


Hence the original population of the town was 10000 people.


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