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Q.

Three years ago, the population of a town was 50000. If the annual increase during three successive years be at the rate of 4%,5%  and 3%   respectively, find the present population.

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a

   56718 

b

   56238

c

   72238

d

   58258

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Given,
 Population of a town three years ago, P=50000
 Rate of growth of population during first year, R 1 =4%   Rate of growth of population during second year, R 2 =5%   Rate of growth of population during third year, R 3 =3%  
Calculate the present population of a town. Present population
P 1+ R 1 100 × 1+ R 2 100 × 1+ R 3 100  
50000 1+ 4 100 × 1+ 5 100 × 1+ 3 100 50000× 1+ 1 25 × 1+ 1 20 × 103 100 50000× 26 25 × 21 20 × 103 100 56238  
Hence, the present population of a town is 56238.
Hence, the correct option is 1.
 
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