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The population of a city has increased by 35% since it was last measured. If the current population is 29,700 , what was the previous population?
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The population of a city has increased by 35% since it was last measured. If the current population is 29,700 , what was the previous population?

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19305

Explanation:

We simply take the percentage of 29700 to find how many people were added.

29700(0.35) = 10395 <== so 10395 people have been added

Subtract it from the current:

28700 - 10395 = 19305 people before.

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