Question : During the first year, the strength of a school increased by 12%, in the second year it decreased by 12%, and in the third year it increased by 10%. At the end of the third year, its strength was nearly 10842. What was the strength at the beginning of the first year?

Question : The present population of the town is 26010. It increases annually at a rate of 2%. What was the population of the town two years ago?

Question : The population of the city is 20,000. It increases by 20% during the first year and 30% during the second year. The population after two years will be:

Question : Starting with 8,000 workers, the company increases the number of workers by 5%, 10% and 20% at the end of the first, second and third years respectively. The number of workers in the fourth year was:

Question : The population of country A decreased by p% and the population of country B
decreased by q% from the year 2020 to 2021. Here 'p' is greater than ‘q’. Let 'x' be the ratio of the population of country A to the population of country B in the