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# A town's population rose 40% from 2006 to 2007. The 2007

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A town's population rose 40% from 2006 to 2007. The 2007 [#permalink]  17 Oct 2017, 14:09
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A town's population rose 40% from 2006 to 2007. The 2007 population was 10,080.

 Quantity A Quantity B The 2006 population 7,000

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: A town's population rose 40% from 2006 to 2007. The 2007 [#permalink]  18 Oct 2017, 03:01
The population of 2007 is computed as 40% increase over the unknown population of 2006. In formulas, $$10,080 = (1+0.40)*x$$, then x = 7200 adn quantity A is greater!
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