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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hey could you  please help me with this question : \"The yearly changes in the population of a city for three consecutive years are, respectively, 20% increase, 30% increase, and 20% decrease.What is the total percent change from the beginning to the end of the third year?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the population start at \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After a 20% increase the population is 1.20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After a 30% increase the population is (1.30)[1.20x]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After a 20% decrease the population is (0.80)(1.30)[1.20x = 1.248x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be a gain of 24.8% <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.\"The yearly changes in the population of a city for three consecutive years are, respectively, 20% increase, 30% increase, and 20% decrease.What is the total percent change from the beginning to the end of the third year?\" <BR>\n" );
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