Question

The population of a city decreases by 1.6% per year. If this year's population is 320,000, what will next year's population be, to the nearest individual?​

Answer 1

314880

Explanation:

Answer 2

314,880

Explanation:

If the population decreases by 1.6% per year, this means the population is 98.4% of the population of the previous year. What this means is we can multiply the current population, 320,000, by 98.4/100, as 98.4/100 is equivalent to 98.4%. This gets us 314,880.