SOLUTION: the population of village is encreasing at 5% per annum,The population after 2 yrs will become 4410.what was the population in the begining i.e. before 2 yrs

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Question 511310: the population of village is encreasing at 5% per annum,The population after 2 yrs will become 4410.what was the population in the begining i.e. before 2 yrs
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the population of a village is encreasing at 5% per annum,The population after 2 yrs will become 4410.what was the population in the begining i.e. before 2 yrs
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Let "x" be the population 2 years ago.
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Equation:
(1.05)^2*x = 4410
1.1025*x = 4410
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x = 4410/1.1025
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x = 4000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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