The population of a city has decreased by 26% since it was last measured. If the current population is 40700 what was the previous population?

Respuesta :

The percentage computed illustrates that the previous population was 55000.

How to solve the percentage

Since the population of a city has decreased by 26% since it was last measured, that means that it's (100 - 26) = 74%.

Let the population be represented by x

Therefore, 74% of x = 40700

0.74 × x = 40700

x = 40700/0.74

x = 55000

Therefore, the previous population was 55000.

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