The population of a town increases by 5% during the first year and by 7% during the second year. At the end of the second year the population was 40446. What was the population at the beginning

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It is the population increase of first year (1+(5/100))=1.05

similliarly we get 1.07 of second year

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The population of a town increases by 5% during the first year and by 7% during the second year. At the end of the second year the population was 40446. What was the population at the beginning

It is the population increase of first year (1+(5/100))=1.05 similliarly we get 1.07 of second year

It is the population increase of first year (1+(5/100))=1.05

similliarly we get 1.07 of second year