document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202752>Question 202752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Then the mortality rate, birth rate, and migration rate are calculated for a certain town, it is found that the population increases at 8% per annum.  If the population is 60,000 today, calculate the population five years ago. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the population 5 years ago be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1.08)^5 = 60000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60000/(1.08)^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $40.834.99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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