in one year , the population , of a village increased by 12 % and in the next year , it decreased by 12 % . if at the end of 2 nd year , the population was 14784 , what was it in the beginning ?
"x * 112 / 100 * 88 / 100 = 14784 x * 0.9856 = 14784 x = 14784 / 0.9856 = > 15000 answer : c"
divide(divide(14784, subtract(const_1, divide(12, const_100))), add(const_1, divide(12, const_100)))