Problema Solution
The population of a certain city is 35% greater than it was 10 years ago. If the population in this city today is 105,000, what the population 10 years ago?
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let 'x' represent the population 10 years ago
0.35*x + x = 105,000
1.35x = 105,000
by solving we find
x = 77,778
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the population 10 years ago was 77,778.