The population of a city has increased by 15% since it was last measured if the current population is 43700 what was the previous population?

Franco Petra asked Jan 3, 2022

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Franco Petra asked Jan 3, 2022

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Answer:

37,145

Explanation:

43,700×15%= 6,555

43,700-6,555= 37,145

the previous population was 37,145

Bryan Denny answered Jan 7, 2022

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