Between 2002 and 2012 the population of the town Astopia fell by 4%. If the population in 2012 was 252,960 find the population of the town in 2002.

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263,500

Step-by-step explanation:

Population in 2012 = 252,960

Population in 2002 = ? = x

% decrease in population from 2002 to 2012 = 4%

% decrease = (2002 population - 2012 population)/2002 population × 100

Plug in the value into the equation:

Multiply both sides by x

Subtract 100x from both sides

Divide both sides by -96

Population of the town in 2002 was 263,500.

i think it is 18

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