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The population of Country X for 1980 was p. The population [#permalink] New post   11 Dec 2017, 02:50
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The population of Country X for 1980 was p. The population of Country X increased by 3.8 percent in each of the next two years.

Quantity A
Quantity B
The population of Country X for 1982.
1.076p


A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: The population of Country X for 1980 was p. The population [#permalink] New post   15 Jan 2018, 23:08
the population of country x is p
it increases by 3.8% i.e 1.038 in the 1st year and again 1.038 in the 2nd year
Therefore the final population in two year time will be p*1.038*1.038 = 1.077p
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