The population of a city increases each year by 4% of what it had been at the beginning of each year. If the population in 1999 had been 6760000, find the population of the city in (1) 2001 (ii) 1997.

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Given,

Annually increase rate of population of city = 4%

Population in 1999 = 6760000

So ,

i) Population of city in 2001 (2 years after)

=

ii) Population of city in 1997 (2 years ago)

=

== 6250000