in one year , the population , of a village increased by 20 % and in the next year , it decreased by 20 % . if at the end of 2 nd year , the population was 9600 , what was it in the beginning ?
x * 120 / 100 * 80 / 100 = 9600 x * 0.96 = 9600 x = 9600 / 0.96 = > 10000 answer : a
divide(divide(9600, subtract(const_1, divide(20, const_100))), add(const_1, divide(20, const_100)))