The population of a city decreases by 0.8% per year. If this year's population is 148,000, what will next year's population be, to the nearest individual?

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VinayC asked Sep 21, 2022

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The population of a city decreases by 0.8% per year. If this year's population is 148,000, what will next year's population be, to the nearest individual?

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VinayC asked Sep 21, 2022

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148,000 × 0.008 =1184

148,000-1184 =146,816

Massimo Variolo answered Sep 22, 2022

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Answer:

148000 ×.8/100

=1184

148000-1184

=146,816

Virendra Kumar answered Sep 27, 2022

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