Question

The population of a village decreased by $12\%$. If the original population was $25,000$, find the population after decrease? [2 marks]

Answer 1

Step : Finding the population after decrease

Given, The original population of the village $=25000$.

Percent decrease in population $=12\%$.

So, $12\%$ of $25000=\frac{12}{100}\times 25000$

$=12\times 250=3000$ [1 mark]

Final population $=25000–3000$

$=22,000$. [1 mark]

Hence, the final population of the village is $22,000$.