Question:The population of a town increases by 5% annually. If its population in 1995 was 138915, what it was in 1992 ? 

A 110000 
B 100000 
C 120000 
D 90000 

+ Answer
C 

+ Explanation
`x xx (1 + 5/(100))^3`

`= 138915 => x xx 21/20 xx 21/20 xx 21/20`

`= 138915`

`:. x = ((138915 xx 20 xx 20 xx 20)/(21 xx 21 xx 21))`

`= 120000`

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