SOLUTION: After a 45% increase, a town has 435 people. What was the population before the increase? Before the increase, the town’s population was ___.

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Question 1186784: After a 45% increase, a town has 435 people. What was the population before the increase?
Before the increase, the town’s population was ___.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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After a 45% increase, a town has 435 people. What was the population before the increase?
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435 = Pop*1.45
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Before the increase, the town’s population was ___.