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The population of a town in 2020 was 100000 . The population decreased by y% from the year 2020 to 2021, and increased by x% from the year 2021 to 2022, where x and y are two natural numbers. If population in 2022 was greater than the population in 2020 and the difference between x and y is 10 , then the lowest possible population of the town in 2021 was

Updated On: Nov 25, 2025

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