A city which has a population of 250,000 has been experiencing a population decline of 5.5% every year. What will the population be in 9 years?

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A city which has a population of 250,000 has been experiencing a population decline of 5.5% every year. What will the population be in 9 years?

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Alex Parker · Answer 1

126,250

Step-by-step explanation: I calculated 5.5 % of 250,000, totaling 13,750. I than multiplied 13,750 by 9 to get 123,750. As the last step, I subtracted 123,750 from 250,000, obtaining a final answer of 126,250 people. I apologize if this is incorrect.

Elle · Answer 2

126250

Step-by-step explanation:

5.5% of 250000 is 13750 so you multiply 13750 by 9 which = 123750 then you subtract 123750 from 250000 so you get your answer