A Uranium Mining Town Reported Population Declines of 3

question 86

Short Answer

A uranium mining town reported population declines of 3.2%, 5.2%, and 4.7% for the three successive 5-year periods 1985-89, 1990-94, and 1995-99. If the population at the end of 1999 was 9,320:
a) How many lived in the town at the beginning of 1985?
b) What was the population loss in each of the 5-year periods?

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