population has increased so that it is 165 of what it was 10

population has increased so that it is 165% of what it was 10 years ago.( 10 years ago the population was 120,000) people. what is the population today?

Solution

population has increased so that it is 165% of what it was 10 years ago

10 years ago the population was 120,000

So, today population = (165/100) *120000 = 198000