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the population of two towns were equal in a particular year. subsequently the population of one town increases by 8 % and the population of the other town decreases by 6%. then the population of the two town together was 45854. what was the population of each town in that particular year when population of both of the towns were equal?

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Ooh, this is a tough one. I'll try my best to answer.

Ok, for the town that decreased in population it would of gone to 21551.38 citizens. For the one that increased in population by 8% it would be 24761.16.

Hope that helps!
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