The population of a town is 1. if the population of males increase by 1623%, and the population females increased by 3712%, the population becomes 12500. find the number of females.
a. 6000
b. 5000
c. 4000
d. 3000

C. 4000

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of females be : x

number of males be: 10000-x

(10000-x)*105/100 + x*106/100 =10540

10000*105/100 - 105x/100 + 106x/100 =10540

100*105 + x/100 =10540

x/100 =10540-10500

x =40*100

x =4000

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a.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign