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Nanyang 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 1 Booklet B Q24 Solution

Paper 1 Booklet B · Q24 · 2 marks · Percentage

Question

Last year, the population of Town X was 5600. This year, the population of Town X has increased to 6300. What is the percentage increase in the population of Town X?
Answer: 12.5%

Worked solution

  1. Increase $= 6300 - 5600 = 700$. Percentage increase $= \frac{700}{5600} \times 100\% = 12.5\%$.

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