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The rabbit population in a certain area is 200% of last years population there are 900 rabbits this year how many were there last year?

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450 rabbits.

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User Anton Eregin
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This year there are 900 rabbits which represents 200% of last year's population, means that last year the number of rabbits was:
x = 900 (100/200) = 450 rabbits.
The mathematical expression can be derived by a simple rule of three.
So, for last year the population was 450 rabbits.
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