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Aptitude & Reasoning UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

The population of a town is 17,71,561. If it had been increasing at 10% per annum, its population 6 years ago was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 10,00,000

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “10,00,000 ”.
the population of the town 6 years ago was: 10,00,000

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