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Over the past ten years, the town's population doubled in size. The population is currently 12,000. What was the population ten years ago?

Which of the following represents the given word problem if "P" represents the population ten years ago?

2(P + 10) = 12,000
2P = 12,000
P = 2(12,000)

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Answer:

6,000

12,000 divided by 2 = 6,000

2P = 12,000

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6,000
12,000 divided by 2 = 6,000

2P = 12,000

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