Question

Between 2020 and 2021, the population of a town decreased by 35%

In 2021, the population of the town was 94 900. What was the population of the town in 2020?​

Answer 1

Hey there! Based on the information provided, it seems that the population of the town decreased by 35% between 2020 and 2021. We can use this information to calculate that in 2021, the population of the town was 65% of its population in 2020. If the population of the town in 2021 was 94,900, then we can use this information to calculate that the population of the town in 2020 was 146,155. Does that make sense?

Answer 2

Explanation:

if 2021 is 35% decrease of the original number then 2020 is 100% ,and 2021 = 65%.

so, we do the rule of three:

x = (94900 * 100)/ 65

x = 146000

and that is the population in 2020.